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saddleback caterpillar

saddleback caterpillar noun: a caterpillar - the larva of a moth native to the eastern U.S., Sibine stimulea - which usually has a green and brown saddle-shaped mark on its back.

saddleback caterpillar: a caterpillar - the larva of a moth native to the eastern U.S., Sibine stimulea - which usually has...
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Noun

saddleback caterpillar (plural saddleback caterpillars)

  1. A caterpillar - the larva of a moth native to the eastern U.S., Sibine stimulea - which usually has a green and brown saddle-shaped mark on its back.

Forms of saddleback caterpillar

pluralsaddleback caterpillars

Questions about saddleback caterpillar

What does saddleback caterpillar mean?
Saddleback caterpillar means a caterpillar - the larva of a moth native to the eastern U.S., Sibine stimulea - which usually has a green and brown saddle-shaped mark on its back.
What part of speech is saddleback caterpillar?
Saddleback caterpillar is a noun.
What is the plural of saddleback caterpillar?
The plural of saddleback caterpillar is saddleback caterpillars.

Words near saddleback caterpillar in the dictionary

  1. saddle-tramp
  2. saddle-tramps
  3. saddle-tree
  4. saddle-trees
  5. saddleback
  6. saddleback caterpillar
  7. saddleback caterpillars
  8. Saddleback Mountain
  9. saddleback seal
  10. saddleback seals
  11. saddlebacked

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