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curl grub

curl grub noun: a larva of a beetle that curls into a semicircle when disturbed.

Noun

curl grub (plural curl grubs)

  1. A larva of a beetle that curls into a semicircle when disturbed.
    • Letting your chooks clean the compost of curl grubs will make it fairly safe to put on the garden.2025 June 7, The Australian Weekend Magazine, Australia, page 45, column 1

Forms of curl grub

pluralcurl grubs

Questions about curl grub

What does curl grub mean?
Curl grub means a larva of a beetle that curls into a semicircle when disturbed.
What part of speech is curl grub?
Curl grub is a noun.
What is the plural of curl grub?
The plural of curl grub is curl grubs.

Words near curl grub in the dictionary

  1. curium bromide
  2. curl
  3. curl bar
  4. curl bars
  5. Curl Curl
  6. curl grub
  7. curl grubs
  8. curl one off
  9. curl one out
  10. curl snake
  11. curl snakes

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