ʻenuhe ʻai lau

Meaning

Leaf-eating caterpillar. Describes the common behavior of caterpillars.

Example sentences

• Nānā kaʻu keiki i ka ʻenuhe ʻai lau ma ka māla nahele.

  My child watched the leaf-eating caterpillar in the garden.

• Pono mākou e pale i nā mea kanu mai ka ʻenuhe ʻai lau.

  We need to protect the plants from the leaf-eating caterpillar.

• Ua ʻike au i kahi ʻenuhe ʻai lau nui loa ma luna o ka lau ʻoia.

  I saw a very large leaf-eating caterpillar on that leaf.

About this word

“ʻenuhe ʻai lau” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Leaf-eating caterpillar. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Animals. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.