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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
[kat-uh-pil-er, kat-er-]
| caterpillar (ˈkætəˌpɪlə) |
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| —n | |
| the wormlike larva of butterflies and moths, having numerous pairs of legs and powerful biting jaws. It may be brightly coloured, hairy, or spiny | |
| [C15 catyrpel, probably from Old Northern French catepelose, literally: hairy cat] | |
| Caterpillar (ˈkætəˌpɪlə) |
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| —n | |
| 1. | an endless track, driven by sprockets or wheels, used to propel a heavy vehicle and enable it to cross soft or uneven ground |
| 2. | a vehicle, such as a tractor, tank, bulldozer, etc, driven by such tracks |
| caterpillar
(kāt'ər-pĭl'ər) Pronunciation Key The wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth. Caterpillars have thirteen body segments, with three pairs of stubby legs on the thorax and several on the abdomen, six eyes on each side of the head, and short antennae. Caterpillars feed mostly on foliage and are usually brightly colored. Many have poisonous spines. |
the consumer. Used in the Old Testament (1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chr. 6:28; Ps. 78:46; Isa. 33:4) as the translation of a word (hasil) the root of which means "to devour" or "consume," and which is used also with reference to the locust in Deut. 28:38. It may have been a species of locust, or the name of one of the transformations through which the locust passes, locust-grub. It is also found (Ps. 105:34; Jer. 51:14, 27; R.V., "cankerworm") as the rendering of a different Hebrew word, _yelek_, a word elsewhere rendered "cankerworm" (q.v.), Joel 1:4; 2:25. (See LOCUST.)
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