word
Caterpillar
KA-tuh-pih-lur
/ˈkætʌˌpɪlɜːr/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
caterpillar
Dictionary meaning
A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth.
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