curl grub

English

Noun

curl grub (plural curl grubs)

  1. A larva of a beetle that curls into a semicircle when disturbed.
    • 2025 June 7, The Australian Weekend Magazine, Australia, page 45, column 1:
      Letting your chooks clean the compost of curl grubs will make it fairly safe to put on the garden.
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