"grass grub" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: grass grubs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} grass grub (plural grass grubs)
  1. (New Zealand) A grub, Costelytra zealandica, that attacks the roots of grass causing pasture damage, regarded as an agricultural pest. Tags: New-Zealand Categories (lifeform): Scarabaeoids Translations (A grub that attacks the roots of grass): tūtae ruru (Maori)
    Sense id: en-grass_grub-en-noun-tx2MjHDJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

Inflected forms

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