bogong moth

English

Noun

bogong moth (plural bogong moths)

  1. (Australia) A large nocturnal brown moth, Agrotis infusa, of southern Australia, traditionally part of the Aboriginal diet. [from 19th c.]
    Synonym: bogong
    • 2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 150:
      The great gatherings of people in the Australian Alps were made possible by the summer arrival of massive numbers of Bogong moths.
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