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caterpillar meaning in Marathi

अळी aḷī

UK/ˈkætəˌpɪlə//ˈkætɚˌpɪlɚ/

caterpillar in Marathi: अळी (aḷī). In English, caterpillar means the larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

Marathi words for caterpillar

larva of a butterfly or moth
अळी aḷī

English meaning of caterpillar

  1. noun The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
  2. noun A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.
  3. noun A set of subtrees of a tree.
  4. noun A rapacious, extortionate person preying upon the community.

Full definition of caterpillar

caterpillar in a sentence

  • The bird just ate that green caterpillar.

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Questions about caterpillar in Marathi

What is the meaning of caterpillar in Marathi?
Caterpillar in Marathi is अळी (aḷī).
caterpillar चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Caterpillar: अळी (aḷī).
What does caterpillar mean in English?
Caterpillar means the larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: caterpillar (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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