Caterpillar — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɚpˌɪlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːɡwɪtˌɪvli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːɡwɪtˌɪvli/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɚpˌɪlɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cat

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Raupe

eine wurmartige und oft bunt gefärbte und haarige oder stachelige Larve eines Schmetterlings oder einer Motte

🇫🇷French

chenille

une larve vermiforme et souvent de couleur vive et velue ou épineuse d'un papillon ou d'un papillon de nuit

🇪🇸Spanish

oruga

una larva de mariposa o polilla parecida a un gusano, a menudo de colores brillantes, peluda o espinosa

🇮🇹Italian

bruco

una larva simile a un verme e spesso dai colori vivaci, pelosa o spinosa, di una farfalla o di una falena

🇳🇱Dutch

rups

een wormachtige en vaak felgekleurde en harige of stekelige larve van een vlinder of mot

🇵🇹Portuguese

lagarta

uma larva semelhante a um verme e muitas vezes de cores vivas e peluda ou espinhosa de uma borboleta ou mariposa

🇷🇺Russian

гусеница

червеобразная, часто ярко окрашенная, волосатая или колючая личинка бабочки или мотылька

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कमला

एक तितली या पतंगे का कृमि जैसा और अक्सर चमकीले रंग का और बालों वाला या कांटेदार लार्वा

🇮🇳Tamil

கம்பளிப்பூச்சி

ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி அல்லது அந்துப்பூச்சியின் ஒரு புழு போன்ற மற்றும் பெரும்பாலும் பிரகாசமான நிறமுடைய மற்றும் ஹேரி அல்லது ஸ்பைனி லார்வா

🇮🇳Telugu

గొంగళి పురుగు

సీతాకోకచిలుక లేదా చిమ్మట యొక్క పురుగులాంటి మరియు తరచుగా ముదురు రంగు మరియు వెంట్రుకలు లేదా స్పైనీ లార్వా

🇮🇳Marathi

सुरवंट

फुलपाखरू किंवा पतंगाच्या किड्यासारखा आणि अनेकदा चमकदार रंगाचा आणि केसाळ किंवा काटेरी अळ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેટરપિલર

બટરફ્લાય અથવા મોથનો કૃમિ જેવો અને ઘણીવાર તેજસ્વી રંગીન અને રુવાંટીવાળો અથવા કાંટાળો લાર્વા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರಿಹುಳು

ಒಂದು ಹುಳುವಿನಂತಿರುವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಮತ್ತು ಕೂದಲುಳ್ಳ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಟ್ಟೆಯ ಮೊನಚಾದ ಲಾರ್ವಾ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാറ്റർപില്ലർ

പുഴു പോലെയുള്ളതും പലപ്പോഴും കടും നിറമുള്ളതും രോമമുള്ളതോ നട്ടെല്ലുള്ളതോ ആയ ഒരു ചിത്രശലഭത്തിൻ്റെയോ പുഴുവിൻ്റെയോ ലാർവ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਟਰਪਿਲਰ

ਇੱਕ ਕੀੜੇ ਵਰਗਾ ਅਤੇ ਅਕਸਰ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਰੰਗ ਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਤਿਤਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਕੀੜੇ ਦਾ ਵਾਲਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਜਾਂ ਤਿਤਲੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਲਾਰਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کیٹرپلر

تتلی یا کیڑے کا ایک کیڑے جیسا اور اکثر چمکدار رنگ کا اور بالوں والا یا کانٹے دار لاروا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

毛虫

蝴蝶或飞蛾的蠕虫状幼虫，通常颜色鲜艳、毛茸茸或多刺

🇯🇵Japanese

キャタピラ

蠕虫のような、しばしば明るい色の、毛深い、またはとげのある蝶または蛾の幼虫

🇰🇷Korean

무한 궤도

벌레 모양이며 종종 밝은 색을 띠고 털이 많거나 가시가 있는 나비나 나방의 유충

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sâu bướm

một ấu trùng giống như con sâu và thường có màu sắc rực rỡ và có lông hoặc có gai của bướm hoặc bướm đêm

🇹🇭Thai

หนอนผีเสื้อ

ตัวอ่อนของผีเสื้อหรือผีเสื้อกลางคืนที่มีลักษณะคล้ายหนอนและมักมีสีสดใสและมีขนหรือมีหนาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

ulat

larva kupu-kupu atau ngengat yang mirip cacing dan seringkali berwarna cerah dan berbulu atau berduri

🇵🇭Filipino

uod

isang parang uod at madalas na matingkad ang kulay at mabalahibo o matinik na larva ng butterfly o moth

🇲🇾Malay

ulat bulu

larva rama-rama atau rama-rama yang seperti cacing dan selalunya berwarna cerah dan berbulu atau berduri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كاتربيلر

يرقة فراشة أو عثة تشبه الدودية وغالبًا ما تكون ذات ألوان زاهية ومشعرة أو شوكية

🇮🇷Persian

کاترپیلار

یک لارو کرم مانند و اغلب به رنگ روشن و مودار یا خاردار پروانه یا پروانه

🇹🇷Turkish

tırtıl

bir kelebeğin veya güvenin solucan benzeri ve genellikle parlak renkli ve tüylü veya dikenli larvası

🇮🇱Hebrew

זַחַל

זחל דמוי תולעת ולעיתים קרובות צבע בהיר ושעיר או קוצני של פרפר או עש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'caterpillar'?

The primary meaning of 'caterpillar' is 'a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'caterpillar' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'caterpillar' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'caterpillar' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'caterpillar' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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