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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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