WITCHETTY GRUB


Meaning of WITCHETTY GRUB in English

ˈwichəd.ē, -chətē, -i noun

or witchetty

( -es )

Etymology: witchetty native name in Australia

: any of various large white grubs that are larvae especially of moths of the genus Cossus, frequent the roots of Australian acacia, are relished by the aborigines, and form the chief food of the marsupial mole

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