"grass grub" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grass grubs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: New-Zealand Categories (lifeform): Scarabaeoids Translations (A grub that attacks the roots of grass): tūtae ruru (Maori)

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