Bugong

/bʌˈɡɔːŋ/ noun

An Australian Aboriginal word for a large moth that was traditionally hunted and eaten as a food source by Indigenous peoples.

From Australian Aboriginal languages, particularly from Indigenous groups in the Australian Alps; the word refers to specific moth species that migrate seasonally and were nutritious traditional foods.

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