Ugari

Quick meaning: Ugari is a noun meaning (Queensland, also attributively) The edible saltwater clam Plebidonax deltoides, which is endemic to Australia.

Meaning

(Queensland, also attributively) The edible saltwater clam Plebidonax deltoides, which is endemic to Australia.

Example Sentences

Next morning these sisters went out on to the main beach to gather yugaries there.

The shell-fish Donax deltoideus, commonly called ‘ugari’ in Southern Queensland, seem gifted with intellect or reasoning powers.

There was the inner core ready to eat with the wallaby, the baked fish, big pearl shell oysters in their shells, and yugari shell-fish.

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).

Word Forms

• ugaris

Synonyms for ugari

Depending on context, synonyms include pipi, pippie.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include yugari, eugarie, pipi, abalone, barra, yabby.

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