nymph; immature insect stage
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nymph; the immature stage of insects with incomplete metamorphosis
technicalIn entomology, 若虫 specifically refers to the nymph stage of hemimetabolous insects (e.g., grasshoppers, true bugs, cockroaches), distinguished from 幼虫 (larva), which refers to the worm-like stage of holometabolous insects (butterflies, beetles).
Huáng蝗
nǎn蝻
jiù就
shì是
huáng蝗
chóng虫
de的
ruò若
chóng虫
。
Hoppers are the nymphs of grasshoppers.
Ruò若
chóng虫
xū需
yào要
jīng经
guò过
jǐ几
cì次
tuì蜕
pí皮
cái才
néng能
biàn变
wéi为
chéng成
chóng虫
。
Nymphs must molt several times before they can become adults.
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Chūn椿
xiàng象
de的
ruò若
chóng虫
yǔ与
chéng成
chóng虫
xíng形
tài态
xiāng相
sì似
，
dàn但
chì翅
bǎng膀
shàng尚
wèi未
fā发
yù育
wán完
quán全
。
Stink bug nymphs resemble adults in form, but their wings are not yet fully developed.
Kūn昆
chóng虫
de的
bù不
wán完
quán全
biàn变
tài态
bāo包
kuò括
luǎn卵
、
ruò若
chóng虫
hé和
chéng成
chóng虫
sān三
gè个
jiē阶
duàn段
。
Incomplete metamorphosis in insects includes three stages: egg, nymph, and adult.