单词 | hickory horned devil |
释义 | > as lemmashickory horned devil hickory horned devil adj. the caterpillar of the regal moth, Citheronia regalis, which is green with hard, spiky, brown and black horns on the thoracic segments and feeds on the leaves of hickory and some other trees. ΚΠ 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xxi. 238 This caterpillar is called in Virginia the hickory-horned devil, and..when disturbed it draws up its head, shaking or striking it from side to side. 1954 F. C. Lane All about Insect World 24 Perhaps the most savage looking is the hickory horned devil. He feeds upon the leaves of sycamores and nut trees. 2003 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 10 Oct. hg19 (caption) Hickory horned devils become gray and orange regal moths, with orange-veined, yellow-spotted wings. < as lemmas |
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