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A2 Noun

芋虫(いもむし)hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth), (hairless) caterpillar

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    1. Noun

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      hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth), (hairless) caterpillar

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    芋虫 【いもむし】いも虫 【いもむし】イモムシ

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      芋虫(いもむし)には()がありません。

      Hornworms do not have hair.

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      サツマイモの()芋虫(いもむし)がついています。

      There is a caterpillar on the sweet potato leaf.

      • N1

      芋虫(いもむし)成長(せいちょう)して綺麗(きれい)(いろ)(ちょう)になりました。

      The caterpillar has grown and turned into a butterfly of beautiful color.

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      この地味(じみ)(いろ)芋虫(いもむし)も、(ちょう)になればカラフルになるだろう。

      This plain-colored caterpillar will also probably become colorful once it turns into a butterfly.

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      (ぼく)芋虫(いもむし)のウニョウニョとした(うご)きが(きら)いで、()るだけでゾッとします。

      I dislike the wriggling movement of hornworms and just looking at them gives me the creeps.

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