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Polyphemus caterpillars

Polyphemus caterpillars is the plural of Polyphemus caterpillar.

Meaning of Polyphemus caterpillar

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

Questions about Polyphemus caterpillars

What is Polyphemus caterpillars the plural of?
Polyphemus caterpillars is the plural of Polyphemus caterpillar.

Words near Polyphemus caterpillars in the dictionary

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

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