English Dictionary

woolly bear

名詞

口語 歴史的 俗語

(colloquial) A hairy caterpillar. / Specifically, the larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae. / (military slang, historical) An explosive shell that gives out dense smoke when it bursts.

日本語の意味

（口語）毛虫。特に、アークティド科の蛾の幼虫。 / （軍事スラング、歴史的）爆発時に濃い煙を放出する爆発性砲弾。

The children giggled as a woolly bear inched its way along the garden path.

子どもたちは庭の小道をゆっくりと進む毛虫を見てくすくす笑った。

意味（1）

(colloquial) A hairy caterpillar.

意味（2）

Specifically, the larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae.

意味（3）

(military slang, historical) An explosive shell that gives out dense smoke when it bursts.

As Bourne came out, he could see shells exploding by the dump, with some shrapnel bursting, woolly-bears they called them, overhead.

woolly bears （ plural ）