BOGONG MOTH


Meaning of BOGONG MOTH in English

ˈbōˌgȯŋ-, -gäŋ- noun

or bu·gong moth ˈbüˌ-

Etymology: from Mount Bogong, highest peak of Victoria, Australia

: an Australian noctuid moth ( Agrotis infusa ) that is made into a paste and eated by the aborigines when the moths aestivate in huge clusters in rocky mountians to which they migrate from the breeding grounds many miles away

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