caterpillar

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: caterpiller, caterpillars, water pillar

Antonyms: caterpiller, caterpillars, water pillar

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q81825}} The [[larva]] of a [[butterfly]] or [[moth]]; [[leafworm]].
2. A vehicle with a [[caterpillar track]]; a [[crawler]].
3. {{lb|en|mathematics}} A set of [[subtree]]s of a [[tree]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[rapacious]], [[extortionate]] person [[prey]]ing upon the [[community]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]] along [[slowly]], drawing one's body up, in the manner of a caterpillar.

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