Caterpillar (Noun)
Meaning 1
A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The caterpillar crawled slowly across the leaf, eating away at the tender green tissue.
- A brightly colored caterpillar with yellow and black stripes was perched on the edge of the flower.
- The caterpillar's spiny body was a defense mechanism against predators that might try to eat it.
- As the caterpillar grew, it shed its skin several times to accommodate its increasing size.
- The caterpillar attached itself to a twig and began to spin a protective cocoon around its body.
Hyponyms
Meaning 2
A large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.