Caterpillar - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for Caterpillar , a list of similar words for Caterpillar from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

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

Synonyms

• caterpillar

More generic

• larva

More specific

• Manduca quinquemaculata
• Manduca sexta
• Phthorimaea operculella
• Pieris rapae
• Pseudaletia unipuncta
• Pyrausta nubilalis
• Spodoptera exigua
• Spodoptera frugiperda
• army worm
• armyworm
• beet armyworm
• bollworm
• cabbageworm
• cankerworm
• corn borer
• cutworm
• fall armyworm
• giant silkworm
• inchworm
• lappet caterpillar
• looper
• measuring worm
• potato tuberworm
• potato worm
• silkworm
• tent caterpillar
• tobacco hornworm
• tomato hornworm
• tomato worm
• tussock caterpillar
• webworm
• wild wilkworm
• woolly bear
• woolly bear caterpillar

Related

• Lepidoptera
• order Lepidoptera

Noun

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

Synonyms

• Caterpillar
• cat

More generic

• tracked vehicle

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