witchetty grub
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.
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The witchetty-grub men, for instance, want the grubs to multiply, that there may be plenty for their fellows to eat.
Anthropology | Robert MarettThe men of the witchetty grub totem enter the structure and sing songs about the production and growth of the witchetty grub.
One of these is in connection with the witchetty grub, the other with the kangaroo.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life | Emile Durkheim
British Dictionary definitions for witchetty grub
/ (ˈwɪtʃɪtɪ) /
the wood-boring edible larva of certain Australian moths and beetles
Origin of witchetty grub
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