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caterpillar (s) (noun), caterpillars (pl)
1. The larva or a worm with a long soft body, many short legs, and that often has brightly colored or spiny skin: The caterpillar develops and changes into a butterfly or a moth.
2. Etymology: from Latin catta pilosa, "hairy cat".

Literally, "a hairy she-cat", the word being derived from Old (North) French catte (French chatte, "she-cat") and pelue, "hairy".

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caterpillars
An army of caterpillars.
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(Erucivory or Feeding on Caterpillars)