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Caterpillar - English meaning

Caterpillar – definitions in English dictionary

noun

The larva of a butterfly or moth, which has a segmented wormlike body with three pairs of true legs and several pairs of appendages similar to legs.

Usage examples:

Flying to several sites to deposit eggs is a strategy used by all moths and butterflies whose cater…
noun

An articulated steel band passing round the wheels of a vehicle for travel on rough ground.

Usage examples:

The first ‘tank’ to have any form of caterpillar track was a vehicle designed by lieutenant w wilso…
noun

A small animal with a narrow body and many legs, and which feeds on the leaves of plants and later develops into a butterfly or moth (= flying insect)

Caterpillar translation into English

Caterpillar: translate from English into Chinese

Translate caterpillar into Chinese (Simplified)}
毛虫, 蛭, 履带式车辆

Caterpillar: translate from English into Dutch

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Rups, Rups-, Rupsband

Caterpillar: translate from English into French

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Chenille, Autochenille

Caterpillar: translate from English into German

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Raupe, Gleiskette, Raupenfahrzeug

Caterpillar: translate from English into Hindi

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कमला, पेटी, पेटीदार, इल्ली, केटरपिलर, ढोलाकार, झांझा, टैंक आदि के पहियों पर चढ़ायी जानेवाली माल

Caterpillar: translate from English into Italian

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Bruco

Caterpillar: translate from English into Korean

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무한 궤도, 쐐기, 욕심꾸러기, 모충의, 무한 궤도의, 무한 궤도차의, 욕심꾸러기의

Caterpillar: translate from English into Russian

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Гусеница, Гусеничный, Гусеничный ход, Гусеничный трактор, Червяк, Кровопийца, Паук, Пиявка

Caterpillar: translate from English into Spanish

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Oruga, Gusano, Tractor de oruga

Word origin

late Middle English: perhaps from a variant of Old French chatepelose, literally ‘hairy cat’, influenced by obsolete piller ‘ravager’. The association with ‘cat’ is found in other languages,

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Caterpillar – similar words

caterpillars

noun

The larva of a butterfly or moth, which has a segmented wormlike body with three pairs of true legs and several pairs of appendages similar to legs.

Usage examples:

Flying to several sites to deposit eggs is a strategy used by all moths and butterflies whose cater…
noun

A small animal with a narrow body and many legs, and which feeds on the leaves of plants and later develops into a butterfly or moth (= flying insect)

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