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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How to use caterpillar in a sentence?

1. Melissa Hanham:

   It uses caterpillar treads which means it can go off road more easily, which mean they can hide them more easily.

2. Officer Gary Roling:

   We’ve been selling to Caterpillar for a long, long time, and this year will likely be the lowest year for sales we’ve ever had.

3. Wesley D'Amico:

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

4. Richard Bach:

   What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.

5. Proverb:

   Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over it became a butterfly