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caterpillar

cat·er·pil·lar

caterpillar

 
pronunciation:
kae tr pI lr
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part of speech: noun
definition: In the middle part of their lives, some insects are caterpillars. Caterpillars are round and long like worms, but they have six legs. Caterpillars are sometimes brightly colored. Moths and butterflies go through a caterpillar stage before they show us their wings.
I don't like worms at all, but I like caterpillars because I know they will turn into pretty butterflies.
 
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