OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8280

caterpillar

/ˈkætəˌpɪlə/
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.