eugarie
English
Etymology
From the Yugarabul dialect of Turrbal, yūgārī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /juːɡəɹi/, /juːɡaːɹi/
Noun
eugarie (countable and uncountable, plural eugarie or eugaries)
- (Australia, Queensland) The edible saltwater clam Plebidonax deltoides, endemic to Australia.
- 1989, J. Hall and G. Bowen, An excavation of a midden complex at the Toulkerrie Oystermens Lease, Moreton Island, S.E. Queensland, Queensland Archaeological Research volume 6, page 24,
- The occupants fished, flaked stone for artefacts and built fires but did not gather many shellfish locally (most of the few fragments found in this phase are identifiable as Eugarie from the east coast).
- 1989, J. Hall and G. Bowen, An excavation of a midden complex at the Toulkerrie Oystermens Lease, Moreton Island, S.E. Queensland, Queensland Archaeological Research volume 6, page 24,
Synonyms
- (Plebidonax deltoides): Coorong cockle, Goolwa cockle, pipi
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.