agaveworm
noun
aga·ve·worm
ə-ˈgä-vē-ˌwərm also -ˈgā-
: the larva of various butterflies (as Aegiale hesperiaris) of the family Megathymidae that is fried and eaten in Mexico and the U.S.
called also maguey worm
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