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linyongo
li-NYO-ngo
caterpillar / silkworm
French: chenille / ver à soie
Linyongo azali kolia lokasa ya nzete.
The caterpillar is eating the tree leaf.
La chenille mange la feuille de l'arbre.
Linyongo — the caterpillar; caterpillars of several species are dried and eaten as a crunchy, protein-rich delicacy across the DRC. The edible caterpillar harvest is an important seasonal food source in forest communities — not to be confused with the inedible varieties.
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