bogong

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbəʊˌɡɒŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bō′gông, -gong)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bo•gong  (bō′gông, -gong),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a dark-colored Australian moth, Agrostis infusa, used by Aborigines as food.
  • Ngayawung (Australian Aboriginal language of the lower Murray River, New South Wales) buguŋ
  • earlier bugong, perh. 1830–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bogong /ˈbəʊˌɡɒŋ/, bugong /ˈbuːˌɡɒŋ/ n
  1. an edible dark-coloured Australian noctuid moth, Agrotis infusa
'bogong' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bugong

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