noun. The wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth.

noun. Any of various insect larvae similar to those of the butterfly or moth.

noun. The larva of an Australian lymantriid moth, Teara melanosticta, which forms in columns like the European Cnethocampa processionea.

noun. Properly, the larva of a lepidopterous insect, but also applied to the larvæ of other insects, such as members of the family Tenthredinidœ, or saw-flies.

noun. A cockchafer.

noun. An envious person who does mischief without provocation.

noun. One who preys upon the substance of another; an extortioner.

noun. The popular name of plants of the genus Scorpiurus.

noun. The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm, cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.

noun. A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods resembling caterpillars.

noun. a bird belonging to the family of Shrikes, which feeds on caterpillars. The name is also given to several other birds.

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noun. any species of beetles of the genus Callosoma and other allied genera of the family Carabidæ which feed habitually upon caterpillars.

noun. The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

noun. A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.

noun. a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

noun. a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

"The second time I was onstage, I misspelled the word caterpillar and soaked a perfectly good purple skirt with my own urine."

black caterpillar  blue-spangled peach-tree caterpillar  bulrush caterpillar  caterpillar point-lace  geometric caterpillar  

caterpillar eater  

caterpillar track  tent caterpillar  

tracked vehicle  

armyworm  cankerworm  cotton worm  cutworm  silkworm  

ant  beetle  bug  butterfly  chrysalis  

arachnid  arthropod  aurelia  beetle  bug