grubworm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grubworm
Example Sentences
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Martella was always my best assistant: she knew all about planting and how to care for the plants that had been raised from the seed, and, morever, had a watchful eye for the grubworm.
From Waldfried A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
The insects and smaller animals then held their council, and the grubworm was appointed to preside over the gathering.
From Algonquin Indian Tales by Egerton Ryerson Young
So from that time the grubworm has only been able to wiggle in that way.
From Algonquin Indian Tales by Egerton Ryerson Young
The apes cared more for a grubworm in a rotten log than for all the majestic grandeur of the forest giants waving above them.
From Tarzan the Terrible by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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