Caterpillar
31caterpillar — UK [ˈkætə(r)ˌpɪlə(r)] / US [ˈkætərˌpɪlər] noun [countable] Word forms caterpillar : singular caterpillar plural caterpillars a small long thin insect with many legs that eats plants and develops into a butterfly or moth …
32Caterpillar — n. 1 a the larva of a butterfly or moth. b (in general use) any similar larva of various insects. 2 (Caterpillar) a (in full Caterpillar track or tread) propr. a steel band passing round the wheels of a tractor etc. for travel on rough ground. b… …
33caterpillar — n. 1 a the larva of a butterfly or moth. b (in general use) any similar larva of various insects. 2 (Caterpillar) a (in full Caterpillar track or tread) propr. a steel band passing round the wheels of a tractor etc. for travel on rough ground. b… …
34caterpillar — Scorpion Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal… …
35Caterpillar® — Ca|ter|pil|lar® 〈[kæ̣tə(r)pılə(r)] m. 6; Tech.〉 (beim Straßenbau eingesetzter) Raupenschlepper [engl., eigtl. „Raupe“] * * * Ca|ter|pil|lar® [ kɛtɐpɪlɐ ], der; [s], [s] [engl. caterpillar]: bes. beim Straßenbau eingesetztes Raupenfahrzeug …
36caterpillar — ca·ter·pil·lar s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} autoveicolo cingolato spec. impiegato per lavori stradali o edili | fig., persona irruente, molto determinata, di modi sbrigativi e duri Sinonimi: bulldozer. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1936. ETIMO:… …
37caterpillar — cat|er|pil|lar [ˈkætəˌpılə US tərˌpılər] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old North French; Origin: catepelose hairy cat, caterpillar ] a small creature like a ↑worm with many legs that eats leaves and that develops into a ↑butterfly or other flying insect …
38Caterpillar — Ca|ter|pil|lar [ kætəpilə] der; s, [s] <aus gleichbed. engl. caterpillar, eigtl. »Raupe«> Raupenschlepper (bes. im Straßenbau) …
39Caterpillar — Cat|er|pil|lar [ kætər,pılər ] TRADEMARK a type of track that fits over the wheels of a heavy vehicle such as a TRACTOR or TANK and helps it to move over soft or rough ground. A vehicle that has a track like this is also called a Caterpillar …
40caterpillar — [15] Etymologically, a caterpillar is a ‘hairy cat’. The word comes ultimately from late Latin *catta pilōsa: catta is the source of English cat, while pilōsus ‘hairy’ is a derivative of Latin pilus ‘hair’, from which English gets pile of a… …
