NichiDict

成虫

せいちゅう
[seichuu]

Meanings

1.Noun

entomologyimago; adult (insect)

Examples

成虫は交尾を終えると間もなく死ぬ。

Adult insects die shortly after mating.

幼虫から成虫になるまで約二週間かかる。

It takes about two weeks to go from larva to adult insect.

さなぎから羽化した成虫は体がまだ柔らかいことが多い。

Adult insects that have emerged from a chrysalis are often still soft-bodied.