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.
Mayfly Life Stages. Mayflies spend the majority of their lives as nymphs on the stream bottom. When the time is right (depending on the species), they emerge with members of the same species into the adult dun stage. A short time later they molt into the sexually mature spinners.