bogong moth
noun
bo·gong moth
ˈbōˌgȯŋ-,
-gäŋ-
variants or bugong moth
ˈbüˌ-
: an Australian noctuid moth (Agrotis infusa) that is made into a paste and eaten by the aborigines when the moths estivate in huge clusters in rocky mountains to which they migrate from the breeding grounds many miles away
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Ngarigu (Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken from Canberra southwest to Omeo in Victoria) buguŋ