caterpillar 音标拼音: [k'ætəp
, ɪlɚ] [k'ætɚp
, ɪlɚ]
n . 毛虫
毛虫
caterpillar n 1 :
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth 2 :
a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts ;
frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work [
synonym : {
Caterpillar }, {
cat }]
Scorpion \
Scor "
pi *
on \,
n . [
F .,
fr .
L .
scorpio ,
scorpius ,
Gr . ?,
perhaps akin to E .
sharp .]
1 . (
Zool .)
Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {
Scorpiones },
having a suctorial mouth ,
large claw -
bearing palpi ,
and a caudal sting .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
Scorpions have a flattened body ,
and a long ,
slender post -
abdomen formed of six movable segments ,
the last of which terminates in a curved venomous sting .
The venom causes great pain ,
but is unattended either with redness or swelling ,
except in the axillary or inguinal glands ,
when an extremity is affected .
It is seldom if ever destructive of life .
Scorpions are found widely dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New Worlds .
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2 . (
Zool .)
The pine or gray lizard ({
Sceloporus undulatus }).
[
Local ,
U .
S .]
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3 . (
Zool .)
The scorpene .
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4 . (
Script .)
A painful scourge .
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My father hath chastised you with whips ,
but I will chastise you with scorpions . --
1 Kings xii .
11 .
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5 . (
Astron .)
A sign and constellation .
See {
Scorpio }.
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6 . (
Antiq .)
An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles .
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{
Book scorpion }. (
Zool .)
See under {
Book }.
{
False scorpion }. (
Zool .)
See under {
False },
and {
Book scorpion }.
{
Scorpion bug },
or {
Water scorpion } (
Zool .)
See {
Nepa }.
{
Scorpion fly } (
Zool .),
a neuropterous insect of the genus {
Panorpa }.
See {
Panorpid }.
{
Scorpion grass } (
Bot .),
a plant of the genus {
Myosotis }.
{
Myosotis palustris }
is the {
forget -
me -
not }.
{
Scorpion senna } (
Bot .),
a yellow -
flowered leguminous shrub ({
Coronilla Emerus })
having a slender joined pod ,
like a scorpion '
s tail .
The leaves are said to yield a dye like indigo ,
and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna .
{
Scorpion shell } (
Zool .),
any shell of the genus Pteroceras .
See {
Pteroceras }.
{
Scorpion spiders }. (
Zool .),
any one of the Pedipalpi .
{
Scorpion '
s tail } (
Bot .),
any plant of the leguminous genus {
Scorpiurus },
herbs with a circinately coiled pod ; --
also called {
caterpillar }.
{
Scorpion '
s thorn } (
Bot .),
a thorny leguminous plant ({
Genista Scorpius })
of Southern Europe .
{
The Scorpion '
s Heart } (
Astron .),
the star Antares in the constellation Scorpio .
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Caterpillar \
Cat "
er *
pil `
lar \,
n . [
OE .
catyrpel ,
corrupted fr .
OF .
chatepelouse ,
or cate pelue ,
fr .
chate ,
F .
chatte ,
she -
cat ,
fem .
of chat ,
L .
catus L .
pilosus hairy ,
or F .
pelu hairy ,
fr .
L .
pilus hair .
See {
Cat },
and {
Pile }
hair .]
1 . (
Zool .)
The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect ;
sometimes ,
but less commonly ,
the larval state of other insects ,
as the sawflies ,
which are also called false caterpillars .
The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs ,
and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (
prolegs )
armed with hooks .
Some are hairy ,
others naked .
They usually feed on leaves ,
fruit ,
and succulent vegetables ,
being often very destructive ,
Many of them are popularly called worms ,
as the {
cutworm },
{
cankerworm }, {
army worm }, {
cotton worm }, {
silkworm }.
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2 . (
Bot .)
A plant of the genus {
Scorpiurus },
with pods resembling caterpillars .
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{
Caterpillar catcher },
or {
Caterpillar eater } (
Zool .),
a bird belonging to the family of Shrikes ,
which feeds on caterpillars .
The name is also given to several other birds .
{
Caterpillar hunter } (
Zool .),
any species of beetles of the genus {
Callosoma }
and other allied genera of the family {
Carabid [
ae ]}
which feed habitually upon caterpillars .
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1913 Webster ]
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "
caterpillar ":
arachnid ,
arthropod ,
aurelia ,
beetle ,
bug ,
centipede ,
chilopod ,
chrysalis ,
cocoon ,
daddy longlegs ,
diplopod ,
fly ,
grub ,
harvestman ,
hexapod ,
insect ,
larva ,
maggot ,
millepede ,
millipede ,
mite ,
nymph ,
nympha ,
pupa ,
scorpion ,
spider ,
tarantula ,
tick ,
wiggler ,
wriggler
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