| 单词 | grass grub |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrass grub grass grub n. chiefly New Zealand any of various larvae that feed on grass and are typically considered agricultural pests; esp. the larva of a chafer beetle native to New Zealand, Costelytra zealandica. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > genus Melolontha > larva of cockchafer white grub1496 whitebait1681 ton1693 turk1712 rook worma1722 white worm1724 earth-lard1801 grass grub1854 1854 Courier (Hobart, Austral.) 22 Feb. 2/3 On destroying the grass grub. 1946 Nature 21 Dec. 920/1 The Entomology Division has focussed its attention on the grass-grub, the major insect pest affecting pastures [in N.Z.]. 2014 P. Hadden N. N.Z. vii. 293/1 Similarly, grasslands are attacked by..native grass grubs (mainly Cotelytra zealandica) and porina moths (Wiseana species). < as lemmas |
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