caterpillar

[US]/ˈkætəpɪlə(r)/
[UK]/ˈkætərpɪlər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.caterpillar;larva

Example Sentences

Caterpillars develop into butterflies.

green caterpillar of a geometrid moth

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The caterpillar was transformed into a butterfly.

The caterpillar has metamorphosed into a butterfly.

hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae.

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Suber flushes early and pupas are already found at a time when the caterpillars on ilex are just hatching.

Q. suber flushes early and pupas are already found at a time when the caterpillars on Q. ilex are just hatching.

Any of various insect larvae that live and feed within a leaf, including caterpillars, sawfly larvae, beetle and weevil grubs, and dipteran maggots.

Description: Caterpillars feed on Adina pilulifera and Mussaenda pubescens. Wingspan ranges from 55 to 65mm. Sexual dimorphism. On flight throughout the whole year.

Real-world Examples

They quickly fatten up to become colorful caterpillars.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

It's like the caterpillar of the ocean.

Source: Brave Wilderness Adventure

Why does the lynx need the caterpillar?

Source: The secrets of our planet.

We were ready to receive the caterpillars.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) October 2015 Collection

I should like you to keep some caterpillars.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

Suggesting the caterpillars... are onto something.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds November 2017 Compilation

Weasley, slice my caterpillars for me.”

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

And it's not just the caterpillars, of course, that are important.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation August 2016

I'm talking about the woolly bear caterpillar, or Isabella tiger moth.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2023 Collection

For decades, scientists have studied budworm caterpillars, and a remarkable pattern has emerged.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

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