caterpillar

[US]/ˈkætəpɪlə(r)/
[UK]/ˈkætərpɪlər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mizizi; mchumia
Word Forms

Example Sentences

Caterpillars develop into butterflies.

Kukondoka huendelea kuwa na theluji.

green caterpillar of a geometrid moth

kifungu cha mbuga ya moth ya geometrid

By Men, yclept Caterpillar!

Kwa Men, mbuga kufungua!

The caterpillar was transformed into a butterfly.

Kukutea iliondoka kuwa kiura.

The caterpillar has metamorphosed into a butterfly.

Kukua kimebadilika kuwa kiura.

hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae.

mbuga ya hymenopterous ambaye ina mchakato wa mbuga na mizigo yake yana mchakato mwenyewe kwa mizigo ya mbuga na mizigo ya mbuga mengine.

Ineed a factory for undercarrier for machinery Caterpillar and Komatsu with Ningbo Port FOB to Ecuador.

Nina lazima ya kampuni kwa undercarrier kwa jengo ya Caterpillar na Komatsu na Ningbo Port FOB kwa Ecuador.

Suber flushes early and pupas are already found at a time when the caterpillars on ilex are just hatching.

Suber ina mchakato mwenyewe na pupas zinapatikana kwa muda ambao mbuga zinapita kwa mchakato kwa ilex.

Q. suber flushes early and pupas are already found at a time when the caterpillars on Q. ilex are just hatching.

Q. suber ina mchakato mwenyewe na pupas zinapatikana kwa muda ambao mbuga zinapita kwa mchakato kwa Q. ilex.

Any of various insect larvae that live and feed within a leaf, including caterpillars, sawfly larvae, beetle and weevil grubs, and dipteran maggots.

Aina mbalimbali za lava za kiini zinazoishi na kula ndani ya jani, ikiwa ni pamoja na theluji, lava za sawfly, mchwa na lava za weevil, na maggot za dipteran.

Description: Caterpillars feed on Adina pilulifera and Mussaenda pubescens. Wingspan ranges from 55 to 65mm. Sexual dimorphism. On flight throughout the whole year.

Maelezo: Mbuga hujifanya kwa Adina pilulifera na Mussaenda pubescens. Mipango ya miguu ina ujuzi wa 55-65mm. Ufanyaji wa dimorphism. Kwa mchakato kwa muda wote wa mwezi.

Real-world Examples

They quickly fatten up to become colorful caterpillars.

Wanakupa kwa mtegemea kwa kuwa mizani mazuri.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

It's like the caterpillar of the ocean.

Hii ni kama mizani ya bahari.

Source: Brave Wilderness Adventure

Why does the lynx need the caterpillar?

Kwa nini mnyangai anachangia mizani?

Source: The secrets of our planet.

We were ready to receive the caterpillars.

Tulikuwa tayari kusimamia mizani.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) October 2015 Collection

I should like you to keep some caterpillars.

Nataka uchagia mizani mengine.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

Suggesting the caterpillars... are onto something.

Mizani... wana ujumbe mwingine.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds November 2017 Compilation

Weasley, slice my caterpillars for me.”

Weasley, uchunguze mizani yangu kwa mimi.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

And it's not just the caterpillars, of course, that are important.

Na hii si mizani tu, kwa makini, ambayo ni muhimu.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation August 2016

I'm talking about the woolly bear caterpillar, or Isabella tiger moth.

Nanakaribia kuhusu mizani ya mchana mwele, au moja ya mnyama mwele Isabella.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2023 Collection

For decades, scientists have studied budworm caterpillars, and a remarkable pattern has emerged.

Kwa miaka mingi, wanasayansi wameamua mizani ya mchana mwele, na mchoro mwingine uliofungua umekua.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

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