Caterpillar

What do we mean by caterpillar?

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. 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 noun

The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.

Words that are spelled similarly to caterpillar:
caterpillar, caterpiller, caterpillars, water pillar.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word caterpillar:
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Words that rhyme with caterpillar:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe caterpillar:
green, hairy, little, large, very, small, grown, black, young, mature, tiny, yellow, single, common, brave, white, big, brown, eastern, fat, fuzzy, giant, huge, tree, woolly, ugly, hungry, tent, moth, red, dead, furry, striped, spiny, eating, poor, velvetbean, forest, gypsy, smooth, voracious, edible, headed, western, greenish, cabbage, humped, marsh, dark, beautiful, pale, necked, gigantic, blue, lowly, enormous, female, like, naked, saddleback, fed, colored, slender, yellowish, bear, live, paralyzed, silkworm, poisonous, stinging, unfortunate, corresponding, destructive, fullgrown, pretty, plump, whitish, gray, minute, curious, hog.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective caterpillar:
tractor, moths, moth, worm, skin, hunting, skins, tracks, eaters, shrouds, fashion, engineer, wheel, fly, raids, eater, eggs, shell, catchers, butterfly, dermatitis, tractors, train.

Consonant match to caterpillar:
caterpiller.

Words that sound like caterpillar:
caterpillar, caterpiller, caterpillars, catapult, catapulte, katapult, catapault, cuttable, kotler, kettler, catahoula, kittler, cotler, ketalar, cow tipping, catapults, catchable, cashable, kapler, compeller, kwl, castable, cat bear, cattle, compiler, gettable, cattles, getable, catabolic, coupler, hatable, cotton picker, catal, cattily, kappler, kapila, carpooler, katal, kitembilla.