flesh out-add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation. elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, exposit, enlarge, expand.
Cecropia caterpillars grow into one of the largest moths in the state of New York. The larvae consume a variety of shrubs and trees, including ash, beech, birch, cherry, dogwood and maple. When fully grown, cecropia caterpillars get as long as 1.5 inches.
There are 3 stages in the life of lice: nit (egg), nymph, and adult. Adult lice lay nits and stick them to hair strands or clothing fibers. Nits look like tiny pieces of dandruff that cannot be brushed off. Nymphs hatch from nits in 7 to 10 days. They are clear in color and feed on scalp blood.