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.
O. volvulus infections are transmitted by small black-flies (sometimes called buffalo gnats) of the genus Simulium. The flies are pool-feeders with coarse mouthparts that rasp and tear host tissues. They feed on a variety of mammals and birds, and their painful bites cause considerable annoyance.