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sapiring [sa.pi.ring.] : caterpillar (n.)
Synonyms: til-as

Derivatives of sapiring


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caterpillar
n. (animal)1. caterpillara wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth.
~ lepidoptera, order lepidopteramoths and butterflies.
~ tussock caterpillarlarva of a tussock moth.
~ cankerwormgreen caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees.
~ inchworm, looper, measuring wormsmall hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae.
~ phthorimaea operculella, potato tuberwormlarva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco.
~ cutwormNorth American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground.
~ army worm, armyworm, pseudaletia unipunctanoctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain.
~ beet armyworm, spodoptera exiguamoth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables.
~ fall armyworm, spodoptera frugiperdalarva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains.
~ manduca sexta, tobacco hornworm, tomato wormlarge green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm.
~ manduca quinquemaculata, potato worm, tomato hornwormlarge green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm.
~ silkwormthe commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk.
~ giant silkworm, wild wilkworm, silkwormlarva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.
~ tent caterpillarthe larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees.
~ lappet caterpillarlarva of a lappet moth.
~ webwormseveral gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed.
~ corn borer, pyrausta nubilalislarva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize.
~ bollwormany of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls.
~ cabbageworm, pieris rapaetoxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly.
~ woolly bear, woolly bear caterpillarcaterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests.
~ larvathe immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose.
n. (artifact)2. cat, caterpillara large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work.
~ tracked vehiclea self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks.