caterpillar

nounfeminine/lɐˈɡaɾtɐ/medium

la·gar·ta

Definition

The larva of a butterfly or moth, having a segmented, worm-like body.

The caterpillar was slowly eating its way through the leaf.

Children watched the caterpillar turn into a chrysalis.

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Common collocations

hungry caterpillarcaterpillar infestationcaterpillar stage

Do latim vulgar '*lacarta', de 'lacerta' (lagarto).