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Moreton Bay bug

British

/ ˈmɔːtən /

noun

a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters

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Etymology

Origin of Moreton Bay bug

named after Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

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