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curl grubs

curl grubs is the plural of curl grub.

Meaning of curl grub

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

Questions about curl grubs

What is curl grubs the plural of?
Curl grubs is the plural of curl grub.

Words near curl grubs in the dictionary

  1. curl
  2. curl bar
  3. curl bars
  4. Curl Curl
  5. curl grub
  6. curl grubs
  7. curl one off
  8. curl one out
  9. curl snake
  10. curl snakes
  11. curl someone's hair

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