English Dictionary

processionary caterpillar

名詞

The larval stage of some moths in the family Thaumetopoeidae, which move in columns in search of food, resembling a procession.

日本語の意味

タウメトポエイデ科の一部蛾類の幼虫で、食物を求め一列に並んで移動する様子が行列に見える毛虫。

We watched a processionary caterpillar inching along the park path as it followed others in search of food.

私たちは、公園の小道を列になってゆっくりと進み、餌を求めて他の個体の後ろを追う蛾の幼虫を見ました。

意味（1）

The larval stage of some moths in the family Thaumetopoeidae, which move in columns in search of food, resembling a procession.

processionary caterpillars （ plural ）