caterpillars
caterpillars is the plural of caterpillar.
caterpillars is the third-person singular simple present indicative of caterpillar.
Meaning of caterpillar
Noun
caterpillar (plural caterpillars)
- The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
- The bird just ate that green caterpillar.
- A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.
- A set of subtrees of a tree.
- A rapacious, extortionate person preying upon the community.
- Bristow Castle, which they say is held / By Busbie, Bagot, and their Complices, / The Caterpillers of the Commonwealth, / Which I haue sworne to weed, and plucke away.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...
Phrases with caterpillars
- sea caterpillars
- puss caterpillars
- slug caterpillars
- tent caterpillars
- zebra caterpillars
- looper caterpillars
- alfalfa caterpillars
- monarch caterpillars
- Christmas caterpillars
- vegetable caterpillars
- Polyphemus caterpillars
- red-humped caterpillars
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Questions about caterpillars
- What is caterpillars the plural of?
- Caterpillars is the plural of caterpillar.
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