caterpillars

英 [ˈkætəpɪləz]

美 [ˈkætəˌpɪlərz]

n. 毛虫，蠋(蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫)
caterpillar的复数

柯林斯词典

毛虫
Acaterpillaris a small, worm-like animal that feeds on plants and eventually develops into a butterfly or moth.

If colored caterpillars could change their colors could they keep their colored coat colored properly?
如果有色毛毛虫可以变颜色，它们能够保持皮毛的颜色适宜吗？
Infestations of these caterpillars may defoliate oaks and other hardwood trees but usually do no permanent damage.
这些毛虫的侵扰可能使橡树落叶和其他树木的硬木树但通常都没有永久性损伤。
They exposed a population of hosts ( caterpillars) to both variants.
他们将一群宿主（毛毛虫）同时暴露于两个病毒变种。
Daniel: Hurry up! Hurry up! What lovely caterpillars are over there!
丹尼尔：快点！快点！看那边的毛毛虫多可爱啊！
And we saw venomous caterpillars.
而我们看见了有毒的毛毛虫。
As the caterpillars feed on crops, their waste pollutes waterways and drinking wells.
当毛虫啃噬庄稼时，它们的排泄物就污染了（灌溉）水道和饮用水井。
Some caterpillars grow into butterflies.
有些毛毛虫生长成为蝴蝶。
Well, caterpillars don't have to imagine-they take such drastic steps every day.
毛毛虫可就不用费尽脑汁来想像了它们每天都是迈着这么激烈的步伐前进的！
But caterpillars that hatch on GM crops die, reducing the overall population of the pests in the area.
但是在转基因玉米上孵化的幼虫会死亡，这就减少了该区域害虫的总数量。
After a few days the caterpillars stopped feeding
几天后毛虫停止进食。