Any of several varieties of caterpillar that are capable of causing skin irritation.
in the trees hung nests of the itchy grub
Example sentencesExamples
- The buses follow each other like a great line of itchy-grubs.
- It was that awful caterpillar — the itchy grub.
- These caterpillars are known as 'itchy grubs' for a very good reason.
- Fortunately, no one played with the itchy grub or got itched.
- The caterpillars cause irritation to the skin of humans if contacted, hence their local name: “itchy grubs”.