curl grub

noun

A larva of a beetle that curls into a semicircle when disturbed.

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Meanings

nouncurl grub (plural curl grubs)

plural curl grubs

  1. A larva of a beetle that curls into a semicircle when disturbed.

    Letting your chooks clean the compost of curl grubs will make it fairly safe to put on the garden.

    2025 June 7, The Australian Weekend Magazine, Australia, page 45, column 1
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APA

curl grub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curl%20grub

MLA

“curl grub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curl%20grub. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curl grub,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curl%20grub.

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