Caterpillar
//ˈkætəˌpɪlə//
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The word "caterpillar" can be used as noun and verb.
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Derived Terms
Caterpillar Club Christmas caterpillar Polyphemus caterpillar alfalfa caterpillar caterpillar catcher caterpillar eater caterpillar fungus caterpillar hunter caterpillar roll caterpillar searcher caterpillar skiing caterpillar track caterpillar tree caterpillared caterpillarization caterpillarize caterpillarlike eastern tent caterpillar forest caterpillar hunter hog caterpillar looper caterpillar monarch caterpillar processionary caterpillar pseudocaterpillar puss caterpillar red-humped caterpillar saddleback caterpillar salt-marsh caterpillar sea caterpillar slug caterpillar tent caterpillar vegetable caterpillar woolly bear caterpillar zebra caterpillar
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baby baby butterfly before before butterfly before cocoon bug butterfly caterpillar track cocoon crawler early early butterfly eats eats leaves future future butterfly fuzzy fuzzy worm grass green insect larva lava leafworm leaves legged legged insect legs lettuce long long bug long green many legs moth pillar pupae worm young young butterfly
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