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

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