Definition

Noun: - Caterpillar: A worm-like larval stage of a butterfly or moth, often covered in dense, sometimes irritating hairs or bristles.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên cây có nhiều sâu róm. (There are many caterpillars on the tree.)
  • Đừng chạm vào sâu róm vì lông của nó có thể gây ngứa. (Don't touch the caterpillar because its hairs can cause itching.)
  • Sâu róm thường ăn lá cây. (Caterpillars usually eat leaves.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sâu róm" is often used specifically to refer to hairy or bristly caterpillars that can cause skin irritation, distinguishing them from smooth caterpillars (which might be called "sâu bướm" more generally).
  • Loại sâu róm này có lông độc. (This type of caterpillar has poisonous hairs.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sâu bướm (noun): A more general term for caterpillar, often implying the larval stage of a butterfly.
• Ấu trùng bướm (noun): Butterfly larva (more scientific).
• Ngứa (adj/verb): Itchy / to itch; often associated with contact with .

Synonyms

• Caterpillar: The direct and most common translation.
• Larva (of a butterfly/moth): A more general biological term.

Related Phrases

• Bị sâu róm đốt/bò vào người: To be stung/crawled on by a caterpillar (causing a rash).
  • Tay tôi nổi mẩn vì bị sâu róm bò vào. (My hand broke out in a rash because a caterpillar crawled on it.)
• Lông sâu róm: Caterpillar hairs/bristles.
  • Lông sâu róm gây ngứa dữ dội. (Caterpillar hairs cause intense itching.)

Related Idioms

• Như sâu róm bò: (To feel) like a caterpillar is crawling; used to describe a creeping, itchy, or very uncomfortable sensation, often on the skin.
  • Nghe giọng nói đó tôi thấy như sâu róm bò. (Listening to that voice makes my skin crawl.)

noun

1. caterpillar