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caterpillars

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈkæt̬.ɚ.pɪl.ɚ/
    • /ˈkæt.ə.pɪl.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈkæt̬.ɚ.pɪl.ɚ/

Definitions of caterpillars word

  • noun caterpillars Plural form of caterpillar. 1
  • noun caterpillars plural of caterpillar. 0
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Parts of speech for Caterpillars

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caterpillars popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for caterpillars

noun caterpillars

  • worms — Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
  • butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
  • cankers — Plural form of canker.
  • larvae — Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
All 4 Synonyms of caterpillars

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