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canegrub

canegrub noun: a grub that eats the roots of sugar cane.

Noun

canegrub (plural canegrubs)

  1. A grub that eats the roots of sugar cane.

Forms of canegrub

pluralcanegrubs
alternative formcane grub

Origin of canegrub

From cane + grub.

Questions about canegrub

What does canegrub mean?
Canegrub means a grub that eats the roots of sugar cane.
What part of speech is canegrub?
Canegrub is a noun.
What is the plural of canegrub?
The plural of canegrub is canegrubs.

Words near canegrub in the dictionary

  1. canegrass
  2. canegrasses
  3. Canegrate
  4. canegrower
  5. canegrowers
  6. canegrub
  7. canegrubs
  8. caneite
  9. Caneja
  10. Canela
  11. caneland

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