noun

caterpillar

caterpillar

A caterpillar eats leaves on a plant.

A caterpillar eats leaves on a plant.

The caterpillar will become a butterfly.

The caterpillar will become a butterfly.

((a/the caterpillar)) a larva of a butterfly or moth A caterpillar is crawling on the leaf.

Synonyms: larva, grub

From Old French 'catepelose', meaning 'hairy cat', from 'cate' (cat) and 'pelose' (hairy).

Imagine a furry 'cat' crawling up a 'pillar'.

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