bogong

[ boh-gawng, -gong ]
/ ˈboʊ gɔŋ, -gɒŋ /

noun

a dark-colored Australian moth, Agrostis infusa, used by Aborigines as food.

Origin of bogong

1830–35; earlier bugong, perhaps < Ngayawung (Austral Aboriginal language of the lower Murray River, New South Wales) buguŋ

Words nearby bogong

bogman, bognor regis, bogo, bogof, bogomil, bogong, bogor, bogorodsk, bogotá, bogtrotter, bogue

British Dictionary definitions for bogong

bogong

bugong (ˈbuːˌɡɒŋ)

/ (ˈbəʊˌɡɒŋ) /

noun

an edible dark-coloured Australian noctuid moth, Agrotis infusa