| 单词 | witchetty grub |
| 释义 | witchetty grub[ wich-uh-tee ] / ˈwɪtʃ ə ti / nounthe large white larva of any of several species of moth and beetle of Australia, especially of the moth genus Cossus, occurring in decaying wood and traditionally used as food by Aborigines. Origin of witchetty grubFirst recorded in 1890–95; from Adnyamadhanha (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Lake Torrens, South Australia) wityati “witchetty grub,” perhaps equivalent to verb base witya “climb” + varti “grub, insect” Words nearby witchetty grubwitches'-besom, witches' brew, witches'-broom, witches' butter, witches' Sabbath, witchetty grub, witch grass, witch hazel, witch hazel family, witch hobble, witch hunt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for witchetty grub
British Dictionary definitions for witchetty grubwitchetty grub / (ˈwɪtʃɪtɪ) / nounthe wood-boring edible larva of certain Australian moths and beetles Word Origin for witchetty grubC19: witchetty, from a native Australian language Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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