单词	caterpillar
释义	caterpillarcat‧er‧pil‧lar /ˈkætəˌpɪlə $ -tərˌpɪlər/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcaterpillar Origin: 1400-1500 Old North French catepelose ‘hairy cat, caterpillar’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As the wasp hovered near, the caterpillars suddenly started flailing from side to side. In the Washington area, cabbages are vulnerable to two persistent pests: Aphids and cabbage moth caterpillars. It may take as long as a week for all the caterpillars to make their chrysalises. Just as only a caterpillar can become a butterfly, the formal stage seems a necessary developmental step to the skilful stage. The caterpillars can be picked off, but their coloring makes them difficult to see, especially when they are small. The old caterpillar skin peels back and falls away. When I arrived at the page on caterpillars, again I read the bold headings. word sets WORD SETS► Insects abdomen, nounant, nounantenna, nounanthill, nounaphid, nounbedbug, nounbee, nounbeetle, nounblack widow, nounbloodsucker, nounblow-fly, nounbluebottle, nounboll weevil, nounbookworm, nounbug, nounbumblebee, nounbutterfly, nouncaterpillar, nouncell, nouncentipede, nounchrysalis, nouncicada, nouncobweb, nouncockchafer, nouncockroach, nouncocoon, nouncomb, nouncrane fly, nouncreepy-crawly, nouncricket, noundaddy longlegs, noundragonfly, noundrone, nounearwig, nounentomology, nounfeeler, nounfirefly, nounflea, nounfly, verbfly, nounfruit fly, noungadfly, nounglow-worm, noungnat, noungossamer, noungrasshopper, noungreenfly, noungrub, nounhoneybee, nounhoneycomb, nounhornet, nounhorsefly, nounhousefly, nouninsect, nouninsectivore, nounkatydid, nounladybird, nounlarva, nounlice, nounlightning bug, nounlocust, nounlouse, nounmaggot, nounmantis, nounmayfly, nounmidge, nounmillipede, nounmite, nounmosquito, nounmoth, nounnectar, nounnest, nounnit, nounnymph, nounpest, nounpod, nounpraying mantis, nounproboscis, nounpupa, nounqueen, nounroach, nounsand fly, nounscarab, nounsilkworm, nounsilverfish, nounspider, nounspin, verbstick insect, nounsting, verbsting, nounstinger, nounsucker, nounswarm, nounswarm, verbtarantula, nountermite, nounthorax, nountick, nountortoiseshell, nountrilobite, nountsetse fly, nountzetze fly, nounvein, nounverminous, adjectivewasp, nounwater bug, nounweb, nounweevil, nounwing, nounwinged, adjectivewoodlouse, nounwoodworm, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► track · It crosses terrain that overturns other robots or stops them dead in their caterpillar tracks. a small creature like a worm with many legs that eats leaves and that develops into a butterfly or other flying insect
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