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Definition of bogong in English: bogong(also bogong moth) noun ˈbəʊɡɒŋˈbōɡôNG A large brown moth of southern Australia, formerly eaten by Aborigines. 博根蛾 Agrotis infusa, family Noctuidae Example sentencesExamples - 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?
- As the seasons came round, they gathered for feasts of bogong moths or bunya nuts.
- The bogongs, I am reliably informed, normally migrate from Queensland to the Snowy Mountains in October.
- I sense above the rotting bodies of bogong moths in Canberra an especial stench around the events of last Thursday.
- Recently concern has mounted about arsenic levels in the Bogong Moths.
OriginMid 19th century: from Ngayawung (an Aboriginal language). Definition of bogong in US English: bogong(also bogong moth) nounˈbōɡôNG A large brown moth native to southern Australia, formerly used as food by Aborigines. 博根蛾 Agrotis infusa, family Noctuidae Example sentencesExamples - As the seasons came round, they gathered for feasts of bogong moths or bunya nuts.
- The bogongs, I am reliably informed, normally migrate from Queensland to the Snowy Mountains in October.
- Recently concern has mounted about arsenic levels in the Bogong Moths.
- 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.
OriginMid 19th century: from Ngayawung (an Aboriginal language). |