sandgroper
sandgroper · sandgropers
An inhabitant of Western AustraliaAn inhabitant of Western Australia.
Meaning
2 senses(Australia, humorous)An inhabitant of Western Australia.
Any species of the family Cylindrachetidae of subterranean insects, found in Australia, New Guinea and Argentina.
Origin
From sand + groper. The sense “Western Australian” may originate either as a reference toFrom sand + groper. The sense “Western Australian” may originate either as a reference to the relatively large proportion of desert in the state or to gold mining during the rushes of the 19th Century.
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Forms
plural: sandgropers| Singular | sandgroper |
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See also
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