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caterpillar

[kat-uh-pil-er, kat-er-] / ˈkæt əˌpɪl ər, ˈkæt ər- /


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At least in the sampled bottles, it was consistently the caterpillar of a single moth species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

This year also featured some of the most memorable art in the festival’s history, with the hippos running “Corporate Headquarters” and the transformation of Poetic Kinetics’ Coachella caterpillar into a butterfly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Another farm recorded 139 caterpillar nests compared to just 24 last year.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

Trefry likened this awkward time of life to the stage in a butterfly’s development when a caterpillar disappears inside a chrysalis and dissolves into goo before reforming into something entirely new.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2025

A train rattled along the ancient metal caterpillar over Fulton Street and sent a cascade of rainwater onto the exiting crowd.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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