palm.er.worm

palmerworm的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈpɑ:məˌwə:m]
KK音标发音： [ˈpɑmɚˌwɜm]

palmerworm的词性：
n.（名词）

1. Any of several caterpillars that injure fruit trees by feeding on their leaves, especially the small green caterpillar of the North American moth Dichomeris ligulella.
小舌麦蛾：吃果树的叶子而伤害果树的毛虫，尤指北美洲飞蛾的小绿毛虫小舌麦蛾

palmerworm的词源：

2. [From the way they suddenly appear in large numbers like a throng of pilgrims]
[源于他们象香客一样突然大量出现]