What does 毛虫 mean?
毛虫 is a Japanese noun meaning “hairy caterpillar; woolly bear” in English. It can also be translated as “pest” depending on context. It is written as 毛虫 in kanji, けむし in hiragana, and kemushi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
蝶は成長した毛虫である。
A butterfly is a mature caterpillar.