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caterpillars
noun(cat-er-pil-lar)
the elongated wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth; also : any of various similar larvae
caterpillars
trademark(cat-er-pil-lar)
—used for a tractor made for use on rough or soft ground and moved on two endless metal belts
caterpillars
noun(cat-er-pil-lar)
a moth (Malacosoma disstria of the family Lasiocampidae) whose orange-marked larva is a tent caterpillar and a serious defoliator of deciduous trees
caterpillars
noun(cat-er-pil-lar)
any of several social caterpillars (genus Malacosoma and especially M. americanum of the family Lasiocampidae) that form large silken webs on trees and may cause serious defoliation

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