different between silkworms vs caterpillar

silkworms

English

Noun

silkworms

  1. plural of silkworm

silkworms From the web:

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caterpillar

English

Alternative forms

  • caterpiller (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English catirpel, catirpeller, probably from Old Northern French catepeluse (Modern French chatte + pileuse (hairy cat)), from Late Latin catta + pil?sa.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kæt??p?l?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?kæt??p?l?/

Noun

caterpillar (plural caterpillars)

  1. The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm
  2. A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler
  3. (mathematics) A set of subtrees of a tree

Synonyms

  • (moth or butterfly larva): leafworm

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • pillar

caterpillar From the web:

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  • what caterpillars eat
  • what caterpillars turn into moths
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  • what caterpillars sting
  • what caterpillars eat dill
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