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单词 witchetty grub
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
witchet•ty grub′  (wichə tē),USA pronunciation 
  1. Insectsthe 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.
  • Adnyamadhanha (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Lake Torrens, South Australia) wityati witchetty grub, perh. equivalent. to verb, verbal base witya climb + varti grub, insect
  • 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
witchetty grub /ˈwɪtʃɪtɪ/ n
  1. the wood-boring edible larva of certain Australian moths and beetles
Etymology: 19th Century: witchetty, from a native Australian language
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