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grub

/ɡɹʌb/ noun C1
  1. An insect, especially a beetle, at an immature stage of its life cycle. (countable)
  2. Food. (slang, uncountable) · pub grub

Plural grubs

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It always kind of gives me a thrill to see them ugly white grubs that spade up in the cucumber beds.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 26 · C1
There doesn’t seem to be much connection between grubs and lakes of shining waters, does there?
Anne of Green Gables, p. 27 · C1

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