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天幕毛虫

天幕毛蟲
tiānmù máochóng
noun

Measure Word

一条天幕毛虫 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 tent caterpillar (Malacosoma spp.)

Examples

天幕毛虫在树枝上结出白色丝网。
Tiānmù máochóng zài shùzhī shàng jié chū báisè sīwǎng.
Tent caterpillars spin white silk webs on branches.
果园里发现了天幕毛虫幼虫。
Guǒyuán lǐ fāxiàn le tiānmù máochóng yòuchóng.
Tent caterpillar larvae were found in the orchard.

Tips

memory
天幕 means "canopy" or "tent" — named for the communal silk tents the larvae build in tree forks. A major defoliator of fruit trees.

Stroke Order

天 tiān
幕 mù
毛 máo
虫 chóng