bogong moth
noun
bo·gong moth
\ˈbōˌgȯŋ-, -gäŋ-\
variants: or
bugong moth
\ˈbüˌ-\Definition of bogong moth
: an Australian noctuid moth (Agrotis infusa) that is made into a paste and eated by the aborigines when the moths estivate in huge clusters in rocky mountians to which they migrate from the breeding grounds many miles away
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Origin and Etymology of bogong moth
borrowed from Ngarigu (Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken from Canberra southwest to Omeo in Victoria) buguŋ
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