A Dictionary of Non-Scientific Names of Freshwater Crayfishes ...

NUMBER 38 37
Cherax destructor and/or Euastacus sp. [Australia:
New South Wales; Castlereagh River, Talbraga, and
Mudgee; Wiraduri Aboriginal tribe (= Wiradjuri
Aboriginal tribe of Tindale, 1974:210 (147°30'E x 33°-
50'S))] Gunfher, in Curr, 1887(111):368, Sta. 190.
Also Threlkeld, 1892:85. See inka, maramie, marramin,
morramma and moramy.
giju PARASTACIDAE, probably Cherax wasselli.
[Australia: Queensland; Bloomfield River and its tributaries,
Gugu-Yalanji Aboriginal tribe (= Kokojelandji
Aboriginal tribe of Tindale, 1974:176 (144°30'Ex 16°-
15'S))] Oatesetal., 1964:96. Giju is defined as "crab
or lobster," but considering the range of the Gugu-
Yalanji on the Bloomfield River and its tributaries,
together with the limited distribution of C. wasselli,
there seems a good liklihood that the word does refer to
the PARASTACIDAE.
gilga PARASTACIDAE, probably = Cherax sp.
[Australia: Western Australia; South-West Division,
Pinjarra (probably = Wiilman Aboriginal tribe of
Tindale, 1974,p. 260 (117°10'E x 33°10'S))] Scott, in
Curr, 1886(1):346, Sta. 22. See also chelgi, chielghi,
gilgie, goolgie, jilgi, jilgie, jilgy, joolgie, and julegie.
gilgai See gilga and gilgie.
gilgie PARASTACIDAE, Cherax quinquecarinatus and
C. crassimanus; Australian English word derived from
the Aboriginal gilgai or gilgie, a natural saucer-shaped
depression in the ground that serves as a reservoir for
rain water. Gilgies are freshwater crayfishes found in
such holes (Wilkes, 1978 (1988): 155. [Australia:
Western Australia, Perth-Albany region; Nyungar
Aboriginal tribe (probably = Wudjari Aboriginal tribe
of Tindale, 1974:261 (119°45'E x 33°40'S))] Dixon,
Ramson, and Thomas, 1990:98. Note that Mosimann
and Hofmann, 1985:39, say gilgie = Cherax plebejus
and C. glaber. See chelgi, chielghi, gilga, goolgie,
jilgi, jilgie, jilgy, joolgie, julegie, and to do a gilgie.
Gillendoon A place name. Literally, "a place of
crayfish." PARASTACIDAE. [Australia: New South
Wales; Lachlan blacks, Wiiratheri (= Wiradjuri Aboriginal
tribe of Tindale, 1974:201 ((147°30'E x
33°50'S)] Curr, 1887(111):365. Note that Reed,
1967,p.l03, says Gillendoon = "Crowd."
gindangia PARASTACIDAE, "crayfish," probably =
Cherax rotundus and/or Euastacus sp. [Australia: New
South Wales; Queenbulla, Ashford, and Quininguillan
(possibly = Kwiambal Aboriginal tribe of Tindale
1974:196 (151°15'E x 29°25'S))] District Bench of
Magistrates, in Curr, 1887(111):298, Sta. 180. See
gonon.
giomach-cuain ASTACIDAE [N.W. Europe: Celts,
passim: Gaelic] Dwelly, 1901 (1977):494.
giomach-uisge ASTACIDAE [N.W. Europe: Celts,
passim: Gaelic] MacLennon, 1925 (1979):416.
Glenelg River cray PARASTACIDAE, Euastacus
bispinosus. [Australia: Victoria and New South Wales]
Horwitz, 1990:74.
gliomach fionnuisce ASTACIDAE, Austropotamobius
pallipes. [N.W. Europe: Celts, passim: Gaelic] Cherry,
1992:19.
gdl istakozu ASTACIDAE, Austropotamobius pallipes.
[Turkey] Cherry, 1992:19.
golyam rechen rak See romiM pe^eH paK, below.
rojMM pe^eH paK ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus.
[Bulgaria] Cherry, 1992:20. See above golyam rechen
rak, above. See also rechen rak.
gonak PARASTACIDAE, possibly = Cherax sp.
[Australia: Western Australia; Toodyay (Newcastle)
(probably = Balardong Aboriginal tribe of Tindale,
1974:239-240 (117°05'E x 31°45'S))] Mathew,
1899:230-231. See goonack, goonak, gunag, koonac,
and koonak.
gonon PARASTACIDAE, "lobster," possibly =
Cherax rotundus and/or Euastacus sp. [Australia: New
South Wales; Queenbulla, Ashford, and Quininguillan
(possibly = Kwiambal Aboriginal tribe of Tindale
1974:196 (151°15'E x 29°25'S))] District Bench of
Magistrates, in Curr, 1887(111):298, Sta. 180. See gindangia.
goolgie PARASTACIDAE, Cherax quinquecarinatus.
[Australia: Western Australia, possibly a modern word
derived from Aboriginal word] Olszewski, 1980:20.
See chelgi, chielghi, gilga, gilgie, jilgi, jilgie, jilgy,
joolgie, and julegie.