bardee

noun

bar·​dee

variants or less commonly bardy

ˈbärdē

plural bardees also bardies

: a large Australian roundheaded borer that is the larva of a beetle (Bardistus cibarius) and is esteemed as food by the aborigines

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Nyungar (indigenous language of Western Australia) bardi

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