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caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth |
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larva the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
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lepidoptera,
order lepidoptera moths and butterflies
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tussock caterpillar larva of a tussock moth
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cankerworm green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees
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inchworm,
looper,
measuring worm small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
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potato tuberworm,
phthorimaea operculella larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
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cutworm North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
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army worm,
pseudaletia unipuncta,
armyworm larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted
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beet armyworm,
spodoptera exigua moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables
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fall armyworm,
spodoptera frugiperda larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains
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tobacco hornworm,
tomato worm,
manduca sexta large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
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potato worm,
tomato hornworm,
manduca quinquemaculata large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm
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silkworm the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
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giant silkworm,
wild wilkworm,
silkworm the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
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tent caterpillar the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees
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lappet caterpillar larva of a lappet moth
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webworm several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed
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corn borer,
pyrausta nubilalis native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
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bollworm any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
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cabbageworm,
pieris rapae toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly
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woolly bear,
woolly bear caterpillar caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests
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Caterpillar - a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work |
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tracked vehicle a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks
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argot,
lingo,
patois,
slang,
vernacular,
jargon,
cant a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
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trademark a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
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