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The answer CATERPILLAR has 56 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of caterpillar in various dictionaries:
noun - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
noun - a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts
The wormlike, often brightly colored, hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth.
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Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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You've gotta love the torque converter on the 988G Log Loader from this giant equipment company |
You might feel the earth move under your feet using products from this company whose stock symbol is CAT |
This brand name comes from machines devised by Benjamin Holt to crawl over soft farmland |
The ancient Romans gave it its name, which means "hairy cat" |
Though an insect larva, its name comes from French for hairy cat |
If you're in the market for a backhoe loader (& who isn't?), CAT, this company, may have what you need |
"The Very Hungry _____" |
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reads atop a military vehicle in Fort Bragg, NC.) Don't bug out when I tell you the rough terrain container handler was made for the Army by this Peoria, Illinois equipment company |
A "woubit" is a hairy one of these, most often the one that becomes a tiger moth |
This giant Peoria-based company purchased ERA Mining Machinery in 2012 |
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the larva of a butterfly or moth, which has a segmented body resembling a worm with three pairs of true legs and several pairs of leg-like appendages. |
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth |
The wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth. |
Any of various insect larvae similar to those of the butterfly or moth. |
The larva of a butterfly or moth, which has a segmented wormlike body with three pairs of true legs and several pairs of appendages similar to legs. |
An articulated steel band passing round the wheels of a vehicle for travel on rough ground. |
a small, long animal with many legs that feeds on the leaves of plants, and develops into a butterfly or moth |
a small animal with a narrow body and many legs, and which feeds on the leaves of plants and later develops into a butterfly or moth ( flying insect) |
Caterpillar description |
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Caterpillars are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). * As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary and the larvae of sawflies commonly are called caterpillars as well. Both lepidopteran and symphytan larvae have eruciform body shapes. * Caterpillars of most species are herbivorous, but not all; some (about 1%) are insectivorous, even cannibalistic. Some feed on other animal products; for example clothes moths feed on wool, and horn moths feed on the hooves and horns of dead ungulates. * Caterpillars as a rule are voracious feeders and many of them are among the most serious of agricultural pests. In fact many moth species are best known in their caterpillar stages because of the damage they cause to fruits and other agricultural produce, whereas the moths are obscure and do no direct harm. Conversely, various species of caterpillar are valued as sources of silk, as human or animal food, or for bio |