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bogong

[ boh-gawng, -gong ]

noun

  1. a dark-colored Australian moth, Agrostis infusa, used by Aboriginal peoples as food.


bogong

/ ˈbəʊˌɡɒŋ; ˈbuːˌɡɒŋ /

noun

  1. an edible dark-coloured Australian noctuid moth, Agrotis infusa
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bogong1

First recorded in 1830–35; earlier bugong, perhaps from Ngayawung (an Australian Aboriginal language of the lower Murray River, New South Wales) buguŋ

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