| Caterpillar (caterpillar) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Cat"er*pil`lar |
| [OE.
catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or
cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she-cat,
fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy,
or F. pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See
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The larval state of a butterfly or any
lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval
state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are also called
false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have three pairs of
true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs)
armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed
on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very
destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the
cutworm, cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
A plant of the genus
Scorpiurus, with pods resembling caterpillars.
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