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grass grub

grass grub noun: a grub, of species Costelytra zealandica, that attacks the roots of grass causing pasture damage, regarded as an agricultural pest.

Noun

grass grub (plural grass grubs)

  1. (New Zealand) A grub, of species Costelytra zealandica, that attacks the roots of grass causing pasture damage, regarded as an agricultural pest.

Forms of grass grub

pluralgrass grubs

Questions about grass grub

What does grass grub mean?
Grass grub means a grub, of species Costelytra zealandica, that attacks the roots of grass causing pasture damage, regarded as an agricultural pest.
What part of speech is grass grub?
Grass grub is a noun.
What is the plural of grass grub?
The plural of grass grub is grass grubs.

Words near grass grub in the dictionary

  1. grass fire
  2. grass fires
  3. Grass Flat
  4. grass frog
  5. grass frogs
  6. grass grub
  7. grass grubs
  8. grass hand
  9. grass hands
  10. grass hockey
  11. grass jelly

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