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caterpillar
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
caterpillar
(noun)
caterpillar
/
ˈ
kætɚˌpɪlɚ/
noun
plural
caterpillars
caterpillar
/
ˈ
kætɚˌpɪlɚ/
noun
plural
caterpillars
Britannica Dictionary definition of CATERPILLAR
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a small creature that is like a worm with many legs and that changes to become a butterfly or moth
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