cattle grub

noun

: either of two warble flies (genus Hypoderma) especially in the larval stage:

a

: common cattle grub

b

: a related warble fly (H. bovis)

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cattle grub

noun

-ˌgrəb 

: either of two warble flies of the genus Hypoderma especially in the larval stage:

a

: common cattle grub

b

: northern cattle grub