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bogong /ˈbəʊɡɒŋ /(also bogong moth) nounA large brown moth of southern Australia, formerly eaten by Aborigines.- Agrotis infusa, family Noctuidae.
The bogongs, I am reliably informed, normally migrate from Queensland to the Snowy Mountains in October....- Who would support him if he chose controversially to burn off part of the Lane Cove River Park that was home to a distinctive family of bogong moths?
- I sense above the rotting bodies of bogong moths in Canberra an especial stench around the events of last Thursday.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Ngayawung (an Aboriginal language). |