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Polyphemus caterpillar

Polyphemus caterpillar noun: a large, green saturniid caterpillar with a red head; the larval form of the Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus).

polyphemus caterpillar: a large, green saturniid caterpillar with a red head; the larval form of the Polyphemus moth...
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Noun

Polyphemus caterpillar (plural Polyphemus caterpillars)

  1. A large, green saturniid caterpillar with a red head; the larval form of the Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus).
    • Polyphemus caterpillars can eat the leaves of many different trees and shrubs.2006, “Antheraea polyphemus – Polyphemus Moth”, in Prairie Haven
    • This summer I acquired two Polyphemus caterpillars at Mothapalooza, a mothing conference.2017 October 26, Edie Parnum, “Polyphemus Moths Live Near Me”, in Backyards for Nature, Valley Forge Audubon Society

Examples of Polyphemus caterpillar in a sentence

  • Polyphemus caterpillars feed on a variety of leaves.2023 September 3, Cristina Garcia, “Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)”, in Our Wild Yard:
  • Polyphemus caterpillars eat part or most of their eggshells before wandering off in search of food.(Can we date this quote?), “Polyphemus Silkmoth - Antheraea polyphemus”, in wormspit.com:

Forms of Polyphemus caterpillar

pluralPolyphemus caterpillars

Origin of Polyphemus caterpillar

Polyphemus + caterpillar, by analogy with the Polyphemus moth.

Questions about Polyphemus caterpillar

What does Polyphemus caterpillar mean?
Polyphemus caterpillar means a large, green saturniid caterpillar with a red head; the larval form of the Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus).
How do you use Polyphemus caterpillar in a sentence?
Polyphemus caterpillars feed on a variety of leaves.
What part of speech is Polyphemus caterpillar?
Polyphemus caterpillar is a noun.
What is the plural of Polyphemus caterpillar?
The plural of Polyphemus caterpillar is Polyphemus caterpillars.

Words near Polyphemus caterpillar in the dictionary

  1. polyphemic
  2. polyphemid
  3. polyphemids
  4. Polyphemous
  5. polyphemus
  6. Polyphemus caterpillar
  7. Polyphemus caterpillars
  8. polyphemus moth
  9. polyphemus moths
  10. polyphemuses
  11. polyphemusin

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