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

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Wanjiwalku Aboriginal tribe of Tindale, 1974:200
(142°40'E x 30°25'S))] Dewhurst, in Curr, vol.
11:156, Sta. 69.
unde PARASTACIDAE, "crayfish," probably =
Cherax destructor. [Australia: Queensland; Lower
Diamantina, Karawalla and Tunberri Aboriginal tribes
(= Karuwali Aboriginal tribe of Tindale, 1974:175
(141°0'E x 25°5'S))] Anonymous, in Curr, vol.
11:372, Sta. 106.
usa'kao Probably CAMBARIDAE [Canada: Quebec,
Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta; Cree
Indians] Watkins, 1938:49. Note that craw-fish is
defined as usa'kao or sa'kew on p. 49, but on p. 444
those two words are defined as "A crab (the crustaceous
animal); a lobster." See sa'kew.
uzkopalyi rak See y3Konajnvni paK, next entry.
y3KonajiMH paK ASTACIDAE, Astacus leptodactylus.
[Russia] Ricker, 1973:202. See uzkopalyi rak,
above.
uzkopalyi rechnoi rak
paK, next entry.
See y3KonajiMH pe^mon
y3Konajn.rH pcmoa paK ASTACIDAE Astacus
leptodactylus. [Russia] Gozmany, 1979:119. See
uzkopalyi rechnoi rak, above.
valley flame crayfish CAMBARIDAE, Cambarus
(Depressicambarus) deweesae. [U.S.: Tennessee]
Williams, etal., 1989:22.
varswaterkreef ASTACIDAE Word ordinarily used
for freshwater shrimps, but now also applied to introduced
Procambarus clarkii. [South Africa] Kritzinger
etal., 1981:938.
vatnakrabbi ASTACIDAE, Astacus astacus. [Iceland]
Cherry, 1992:20. Freshwater crayfishes are not
found in Iceland.
vetze = "camaron" CAMBARIDAE? [Mexico: Tobasco,
Chiapas, and Oaxaca; Zoque Indians] Engel & de
Engel, 1987:271. See cooy, meatzas, and tzas.
vezys ASTACIDAE? [Lithuania]Baravykas, 1978:115.
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virile crayfish CAMBARIDAE, Orconectes (Gremicambarus)
virilis. [U.S. and Canada: widespread]
Williams, etal., 1989:25.
vissecre ASTACIDAE Argot of teen-aged youths, late
20th century [France: Paris] Lansing, 1992:118.
vuglastyi rak See ByrjiacTHH paK, next citation.
ByraacTHH paK ASTACIDAE, Pontastacus leptodactylus
leptodactylus morpha angulosus. [Ukraine]
Brodsky, 1981:156. See vuglastyi rak, see above.
waat PARASTACIDAE. Same word used for "crayfish"
and freshwater "lobster," probably = yabbies and
other smaller crayfish as well as larger species.
[Australia: Victoria; "Gippsland," (data given do not
allow specific tribal designation)] Bulmer, in Curr,
1887(111) :550.
wagooramoo PARASTACIDAE, "lobster." [Australia:
Queensland; "Porter's Range" (possibly = Leichardt
Range), probably Warungu Aboriginal tribe of
Tindale, 1974:188 (146°0'E x 19°30'S)] M. Curr, in
Curr, 1886(II):456, Sta. 127.
Waikoura Place names. [New Zealand: 1.- Stream on
Whitipororua Block, Coromandel District, 2.- Standingstone
Creek, Otago, 3. Muddy Creek, tributary of the
Taieri, 4.- tributary of the Otautau, Southland. "Wai-"
is Maori prefix denoting water of river] Andersen,
1942:265, 303.
Walloon PARASTACIDAE, "lobster," possibly = C.
davisi. [Australia: Queensland; Brown River (probably
= Karingbal Aboriginal tribe of Tindale, 1974:174
(148°35'E x 24°55'S))] Murray, in Curr, 1887(111):
100, Sta. 158.
wambein PARASTACIDAE, "lobster," possibly = C.
gladstonensis. [Australia: Queensland; Rockhampton
and Gracemere (probably = Darambal Aboriginal tribe
of Tindale, 1974:167 (150°20'E x 23°5'S))] Archer,
in Curr, 1887(III):56, Sta. 149. See ella.
wangac "El macho de un tipo de chacal de agua
dulce." CAMBARIDAE? [Mexico: Oaxaca; Istmo de
Tehuantepec, San Mateo del Mar, Huave Indians]
Kreger and de Stairs, 1981:177.