Caterpillar Definition

kătər-pĭlər, kătə-
caterpillars
noun
The wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth.
American Heritage Medicine
The wormlike larva of various insects, esp. of a butterfly or moth.
Webster's New World

A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Caterpillar

Noun

Singular:
caterpillar
Plural:
caterpillars

Origin of Caterpillar

  • Middle English catirpel, catirpeller probably alteration of Old North French catepelose cate cat (from Latin cattus) pelose hairy (from Latin pilōsus pilose)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English catirpel, catirpeller, probably from Old Northern French catepelose (Modern French chat + pileux (“hairy cat”)), from Late Latin cattus + pilōsus.

    From Wiktionary

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