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caterpillar
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The
Simple English Wikipedia
has an article on:
Caterpillar
Pronunciation
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change
]
(
UK
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈkætəpɪlə(r)/
(
US
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈkædərˌpɪlər/
Audio (US)
(
file
)
Noun
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change
]
Singular
caterpillar
Plural
caterpillars
A
caterpillar
—the larva of a butterfly or moth.
(
countable
) A
caterpillar
is the
larva
of a
butterfly
or
moth
.
The bird just ate that green
caterpillar
.
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A caterpillar—the larva of a butterfly or moth.
