canegrub

canegrub
A grub that eats the roots of sugar cane.

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  • greyback canegrub — /greɪbæk ˈkeɪngrʌb/ (say graybak kayngrub) noun the larva of the cane beetle, Dermolepida albohirtum, which feeds on and destroys the roots of sugar cane …  

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  • cane beetle — /ˈkeɪn bitl/ (say kayn beetl) noun a large beetle, Dermolepida albohirtum, which in adult form eats the leaves of the sugar cane, while in larval form it attacks the roots. See greyback canegrub …  

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