| 单词 | white worm |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite worm white worm n. now rare = white grub n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > genus Melolontha > larva of cockchafer white grub1496 whitebait1681 ton1693 turk1712 rook worma1722 white worm1724 earth-lard1801 grass grub1854 1660 tr. R. Arnauld d'Andilly Manner of ordering Fruit-trees ii. 17 The dung breeds in the ground great white Worms, which eat the roots of the Plant, and cause it to die.] 1724 J. Saunders Compl. Fisherman 230 The Bob, Earth Bob, White Worm, White Bait, Grub, these are all the same, and are neither more or less than a common Earth Grub. 1883 J. G. Wood in Longman's Mag. Dec. 169 The terrible larva of the cockchafer, called, par excellence, the Grub, and sometimes known as the White Worm. 1939 B. Newman Maginot Line Murder iii. 75 It's the worms they are after, especially the cockchafer grubs that play havoc with a field. Folks aren't logical when they complain of the white worm. < as lemmas |
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