witchety grub

== English == === Alternative forms === witchetty grub, witjuti grub === Etymology === From witchety +‎ grub, a partial calque of some Pama-Nyungan language (compare Arabana mako witjuti (“witchety grub”, from mako (“grub”) +‎ witjuti (“witchety bush”))). === Pronunciation === === Noun === witchety grub (plural witchety grubs) (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. === References === witchety grub on Wikipedia.Wikipedia