NOUN: "a soft thick wormlike larva of an insect (such as a beetle)" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a soft thick wormlike larva of an insect (such as a beetle)" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. informal terms for a meal
2. a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
(verb)
1. ask for and get free; be a parasite
2. search about busily

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WORMLIKE (adjective)
1. totally submissive
BEETLE (verb)
1. be suspended over or hang over
2. beat with a beetle
BEETLE (noun)
1. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
2. insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
BEETLE (adjective)
1. jutting or overhanging

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