Definition
A caterpillar or insect larva that feeds on tree leaves and bark, causing damage similar to canker; specifically, larvae of the geometer moth.
Etymology
Compound of 'canker' and 'worm', named for the damage these insects cause, which resembles canker disease. Scientific naming applied the folk term to actual pest insects.
Kelly Says
Cankerworms are actually moth caterpillars that cause such massive damage to trees that they were named after canker disease—sometimes the folk names for problems were so accurate that scientists kept using them!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል እንስሳ
en-k-u-lal en-s-sa
ARالعربية
دودة الفطام
du-da al-fatam
BNবাংলা
ক্যান্সারের কীট
kan-sar-er kee-t
CACatalà
caragol del càncer
ca-ra-gol del kan-ser
CSČeština
rakovina
ra-ko-vi-na
DADansk
rådsorm
ra-ds-orm
DEDeutsch
Krebs-Wurm
krebs-vurm
ELΕλληνικά
σκώληκας καρκίνου
sko-le-kas kar-ki-nou
ESEspañol
gusano de cáncer
goo-sa-no deh kan-ser
FAفارسی
سوسک سرطان
so-sok ser-tan
FISuomi
syöpämato
syo-pa-ma-to
FRFrançais
ver de pourriture
ver deh poo-roo-tyoor
GUGU
કેન્સરનું ચેપ
ken-sar-nuu chep
HEעברית
מזיק סרטן
me-zik ser-tan
HIहिन्दी
कैंसर की कीड़ा
kan-sar kee kee-da
HUMagyar
rákféreg
rak-fe-reg
IDBahasa Indonesia
ulat busuk
u-lat bu-suk
ITItaliano
verme del cancro
ver-me deh kan-kro
KKKK
кanser тамыры
kan-ser tam-yry
MRMR
कॅन्सरचा कीटक
kan-sar-cha kee-tak
MSBahasa Melayu
ulat kanser
u-lat kan-ser
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဆင်းတု
chi-shin-tu
NLNederlands
kankerworm
kan-ker-worm
NONorsk
råteorm
raute-orm
PAPA
ਕੈਂਸਰ ਦਾ ਕੀੜਾ
kan-sar da kee-da
PLPolski
robak owrzodowy
ro-bak ow-rzo-dow-ee
PTPortuguês
verme do cancro
ver-me doh kan-kro
RORomână
vierme de putrefacție
vier-me deh pu-tre-fa-ksee-e
RUРусский
червь гнили
cher-v gni-li
SWKiswahili
minyoo wa kuvuka
min-yoo wa ku-vu-ka
TAதமிழ்
கேன்சர் பூச்சி
kaen-sar poo-chi
TEతెలుగు
క్యాన్సర్ పురుగు
ka-n-sar pu-ru-gu
THไทย
แมลงเน่า
ma-leng nao
TLTL
ulam ng kanser
u-lam ng kan-ser
TRTürkçe
çürüme solucanı
chürü-meh so-lu-ca-ni
UKУкраїнська
черви гниття
cher-vi hny-tye
URاردو
کینسر کیڑا
kin-sar kee-ra
VITiếng Việt
sâu thối
sau thoi
ZUZU
umgubo we-nsimbi
um-gubo we-n-simbi