bardie
/ˈbɑːdɪ/(亦作bardee或bardy)
noun
(pl. -ies)
1- Austral. the edible larva or pupa of certain insects, in particular〈澳〉(某些昆虫)可食用的幼虫(或蛹), 尤指:
1.1
- a longhorn beetle that bores within stems (Bardistus cibarius, family Cerambycidae).食蛹天牛(拉丁名Bardistus cibarius,天牛科)。
1.2
- a moth that develops underground on roots (family Hepialidae, especially Trictena argentata).银白三栉牛(蝙蝠蛾科, 尤指南澳根蝙蝠蛾, 拉丁名Trictena argentata)。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Nyungar (and other Aboriginal languages) bardi.