English Dictionary

tent caterpillar

名詞

(entomology) A larva belonging to any of a number of species of moths of the genus Malacosoma, known for destructive infestation of trees in which the leaves are consumed and prominent, silken tent-like structures are constructed in the branches.

日本語の意味

テント毛虫：マラコソマ属に属する蛾の幼虫で、樹木に集団で寄生し、葉を食害するとともに、枝にシルクで編まれたテント状の構造物を形成する。

Last spring, a tent caterpillar stripped the young oak of its leaves, leaving a shimmering silken tent in the branches.

昨春、マラコソマ属の幼虫が若いオークの葉をむしり取り、枝にきらめくテント状の絹の巣を残した。

意味（1）

(entomology) A larva belonging to any of a number of species of moths of the genus Malacosoma, known for destructive infestation of trees in which the leaves are consumed and prominent, silken tent-like structures are constructed in the branches.

tent caterpillars （ plural ）