bogong

American

[boh-gawng, -gong] / ˈboʊ gɔŋ, -gɒŋ /

noun

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

bogong British

/ ˈbəʊˌɡɒŋ, ˈbuːˌɡɒŋ /

noun

an edible dark-coloured Australian noctuid moth, Agrotis infusa

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Etymology

Origin of bogong

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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