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单词 grey grub
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grey grub
grey grub n. chiefly U.S. the greyish larva of any of various insects that are pests of cultivated plants; esp. those of noctuid moths of the genus Agrotis; cf. cutworm n.
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1771 A. Young Farmer's Tour E. Eng. II. 389 The rows [of turnips], at 18 inches, were attacked by a grey grub.
1876 3rd Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1875–6 567 The larva of this moth [sc.Agrotis tessellata] is sometimes called the gray grub.
1904 Amer. Florist 8 Oct. 438/2 The plants are small, and a good many have been destroyed by the grey grub.
2000 Herbert River Express (Austral.) (Nexis) 9 Sept. 5 The Innisfail district, over a period of time, had suffered losses from grey grubs.
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