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grubworm

American  
[gruhb-wurm] / ˈgrʌbˌwɜrm /

noun

  1. grub.


Etymology

Origin of grubworm

First recorded in 1745–55; grub + worm


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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

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

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

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