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caterpillar funguses

caterpillar funguses is the plural of caterpillar fungus.

Meaning of caterpillar fungus

Noun

caterpillar fungus (plural caterpillar fungi or caterpillar funguses)

  1. especially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau.
  2. fungi of closely related species in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps, both in order Hypocreales.
  3. The O. sinensis fungus and host caterpillar body used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Questions about caterpillar funguses

What is caterpillar funguses the plural of?
Caterpillar funguses is the plural of caterpillar fungus.

Words near caterpillar funguses in the dictionary

  1. caterpillar catchers
  2. Caterpillar Club
  3. caterpillar eater
  4. caterpillar eaters
  5. caterpillar fungus
  6. caterpillar funguses
  7. caterpillar hunter
  8. caterpillar hunters
  9. caterpillar roll
  10. caterpillar rolls
  11. caterpillar searcher

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