English Dictionary

lerp

名詞

不可算名詞 可算名詞

(uncountable) A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves. / One of the lice whose larvae produce this secretion.

日本語の意味

シツブ科の幼虫が生産する、ユーカリの葉などに現れる甘い分泌物。 / この分泌物を産出するシツブの一種を指す場合もある。

The eucalyptus leaves were dotted with sticky lerp that attracted ants.

ユーカリの葉は、ユーカリの葉に鱗状の付着物を作る幼虫が分泌する粘り気のある甘い分泌物で点在しており、アリを引き寄せていた。

意味（1）

(uncountable) A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves.

These insects sit on the veins of tree leaves, sucking their sap and excreting a sugary solution known as lerp.

意味（2）

One of the lice whose larvae produce this secretion.

lerps （ plural ）