Synonyms for caterpillar
ˈkæt əˌpɪl ər, ˈkæt ər-cater·pil·lar

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1. caterpillarnoun

   a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

   Synonyms:
   cat

2. Caterpillar, catnoun

   a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

   Synonyms:
   computed tomography, computed axial tomography, cat-o'-nine-tails, qat, computerized axial tomography, big cat, cat, guy, hombre, khat, computerized tomography, bozo, true cat, quat, kat

Matched Categories

1. • Larva
   • Tracked Vehicle

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1. List of paraphrases for "caterpillar":

   chenille, larva, larvae, moth

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1. Kenzie Pyne:

   I figured maybe she got a bug in her mouth so I grabbed a wet cloth to wipe the inside of her mouth, but it wasn’t wiping off and the black remained. finally the doctor came in and as soon as I mentioned the caterpillar to him, he said that is exactly what it is and all the hairs are stuck to her tongue and the tentacles are fused to her cheek.

2. James Delgado:

   It really looked like a big fuzzy caterpillar stretched out on the bottom.

3. Jeff Goldblum:

   I don’t know anything about what I’m talking about. But let’s utter the word ‘entropy’ and ‘systems’ and how things break down, before the butterfly comes out of the chrysalis, the caterpillar has some convulsions, chaotic convulsions. But it’s not death, necessarily. It’s the onset of transformation.

4. Wesley D'Amico:

   The dreamy slug gets wings, the pessimistic caterpillar will never fly.”

5. Richard Buckminster Fuller:

   There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.