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caterpillar

40 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. caterpillar (noun)
  2. Caterpillar (trademark)
  3. caterpillar-eater (noun)
  4. caterpillar fungus (noun)
  5. caterpillar hunter (noun)
  6. caterpillar tread (noun)
  7. alfalfa caterpillar (noun)
  8. bear caterpillar (noun)
  9. clover head caterpillar (noun)
  10. eastern tent caterpillar (noun)
  11. forest tent caterpillar (noun)
  12. hedgehog caterpillar (noun)
  13. karroo caterpillar (noun)
  14. lappet caterpillar (noun)
  15. lobster caterpillar (noun)
  16. processionary caterpillar (noun)
  17. puss caterpillar (noun)
  18. red-humped caterpillar (noun)
  19. saddleback caterpillar (noun)
  20. salt-marsh caterpillar (noun)
  21. scale caterpillar (noun)
  22. slug caterpillar (noun)
  23. sphinx caterpillar (noun)
  24. spiny elm caterpillar (noun)
  25. stick caterpillar (noun)
  26. subterranean caterpillar (noun)
  27. tent caterpillar (noun)
  28. tussock caterpillar (noun)
  29. twig caterpillar (noun)
  30. ugly-nest caterpillar (noun)

cat·er·pil·lar

noun, often attributive \ˈka-tə(r)-ˌpi-lər\

Definition of CATERPILLAR

: the elongated wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth; also : any of various similar larvae
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Origin of CATERPILLAR

Middle English catyrpel, from Anglo-French *catepelose, literally, hairy cat
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with CATERPILLAR

dusty miller, lady-killer, microvillar, techno-thriller

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