Definition of Grubworm

1. n. See Grub, n., 1.

Definition of Grubworm

1. Noun. A grub. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grubworm

1. the larva of some insects [n -S]

Medical Definition of Grubworm

1. See Grub. "And gnats and grubworms crowded on his view." (C. Smart) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grubworm

grubbinesses
grubbing
grubble
grubbled
grubbles
grubbling
grubby
grublike
grubs
grubstake
grubstaked
grubstaker
grubstakers
grubstakes
grubstaking
grubworm (current term)
grubworms
grucche
grucched
grucches
grucching
grudge
grudge match
grudge matches
grudged
grudgeful
grudger
grudgeries
grudgers
grudgery

Literary usage of Grubworm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Practical Nature Study and Elementary Agriculture: A Manual for the Use of by John Gaylord Coulter, Alice Jean Patterson (1909)
"See also grubworm below. Birds: Brown thrasher; wren; catbird; make and put up boxes for the wrens. Encourage the pupils to continue observation upon these ..."

2. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1921)
"If they have any describable form at all it is that of a grubworm about the size of a creeping child. They move noiselessly, but with deliberate, ..."

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