witchetty grub

[ wich-uh-tee ]

noun
  1. the large white larva of any of several species of moth and beetle of Australia, especially of the moth genus Cossus, occurring in decaying wood and traditionally used as food by Aborigines.

Origin of witchetty grub

1
First recorded in 1890–95; from Adnyamadhanha (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Lake Torrens, South Australia) wityati “witchetty grub,” perhaps equivalent to verb base witya “climb” + varti “grub, insect”

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witchetty grub

/ (ˈwɪtʃɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. the wood-boring edible larva of certain Australian moths and beetles

Origin of witchetty grub

1
C19: witchetty, from a native Australian language

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