: a cattle grub (Hypoderma lineatum) which is found throughout the U.S. and whose larva is particularly destructive to cattle
Word History
First Known Use
1929, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
common cattle grub
noun
: a cattle grub of the genus Hypoderma (H. lineatum) which is found throughout the United States and whose larva is particularly destructive to cattle : heel fly