Meanings (ES + gloss)
convólvulo • cuncuna • oruga • revoltón • teña
The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
A caterpillar is letting itself down on a thread, twirling slowly like a rope artist, spiralling towards his chest. It’s a luscious, unreal green, like a gumdrop, and covered with…
The bird just ate that green caterpillar.
oruga • tractor de oruga
A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.
Phrases
Caterpillar ClubChristmas caterpillarPolyphemus caterpillaralfalfa caterpillarcaterpillar catchercaterpillar eatercaterpillar funguscaterpillar huntercaterpillar rollcaterpillar searchercaterpillar skiingcaterpillar trackcaterpillar treecaterpillaredcaterpillarizationcaterpillarizecaterpillarlikeeastern tent caterpillarforest caterpillar hunterhog caterpillarlooper caterpillarmonarch caterpillarprocessionary caterpillarpseudocaterpillarpuss caterpillarred-humped caterpillarsaddleback caterpillarsalt-marsh caterpillarsea caterpillarslug caterpillartent caterpillarvegetable caterpillarwoolly bear caterpillarzebra caterpillar
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