witchety grub
witchety grub · witchety grubs
The large, white, wood-eating larvae of several moths and beetles, especially the…The large, white, wood-eating larvae of several moths and beetles, especially the species Endoxyla leucomochla, traditionally eaten by Aboriginals in the Australian desert.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia)The large, white, wood-eating larvae of several moths and beetles, especially the species Endoxyla leucomochla, traditionally eaten by Aboriginals in the Australian desert.
Origin
From witchety + grub, a partial calque of some Pama-Nyungan language (compare Arabana makoFrom witchety + grub, a partial calque of some Pama-Nyungan language (compare Arabana mako witjuti (“witchety grub”, from mako (“grub”) + witjuti (“witchety bush”))).
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