- grass-grub
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a small shiny brown New Zealand cockchafer (Odontria zealandica) that feeds on grass; specifically : its root-eating larva that is a very destructive pest of turf2. : corbie
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
grass-grub
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