Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An Australian noctuid moth, Agrotis spina, which occurs in enormous numbers in Victoria, where the hibernating adults were eaten by the aborigines.
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Examples
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From bogong moths in Canberra to frogs in biblical Egypt, unwelcome and unlovely creatures have the awkward habit of turning up in bulk.
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