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Witchetty grub — The witchetty grub (also spelled witchety grub) is a term used in Australia for the large, white, wood eating larvae of several moths. Particularly it applies to the larva of the cossid moth Endoxyla leucomochla , which feeds on the roots of the… … Wikipedia
White grub — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
witchetty grub — /wich euh tee/ the large white larva of any of several species of moth and beetle of Australia, esp. of the moth genus Cossus, occurring in decaying wood and traditionally used as food by Aborigines. [1890 95; < Adnyamadhanha (Australian… … Universalium
witchetty grub — ˈwichəd.ē, chətē, i noun or witchetty ( es) Etymology: witchetty native name in Australia : any of various large white grubs that are larvae especially of moths of the genus Cossus, frequent the roots of Australian acacia, are relished by the… … Useful english dictionary
Vine grub — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ermine moth — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
virgin moth — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whiteshouldered House Moth — Taxobox name = White Shouldered House Moth image width = 250px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Oecophoridae genus = Endrosis species = E. sarcitrella binomial = Endrosis… … Wikipedia
Surface grub — Surface Sur face , n. [F. See {Sur }, and {Face}, and cf. {Superficial}.] 1. The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hill grub — noun : a larva of the antler moth (Cerapteryx graminis) that is often destructive to pasture grasses in England … Useful english dictionary
potato grub — noun : a larva of a potato moth … Useful english dictionary
