bogong
/ˈbəʊɡɒŋ
/(also bogong moth)
noun
A large brown moth of southern Australia, formerly eaten by Aborigines.
- Agrotis infusa, family Noctuidae.
- 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).