Synonyms for caterpillar
ˈkæt əˌpɪl ər, ˈkæt ər-cater·pil·lar

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1. caterpillarnoun

   a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

   Synonyms:
   cat

2. Caterpillar, catnoun

   a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

   Synonyms:
   computed tomography, computed axial tomography, cat-o'-nine-tails, qat, computerized axial tomography, big cat, cat, guy, hombre, khat, computerized tomography, bozo, true cat, quat, kat

Matched Categories

1. • Larva
   • Tracked Vehicle

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1. List of paraphrases for "caterpillar":

   chenille, larva, larvae, moth

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1. Melissa Hanham:

   It uses caterpillar treads which means it can go off road more easily, which mean they can hide them more easily.

2. Greg McKenna:

   If you recall what happened when the CFO of Caterpillar said last earnings season that Q1 was likely to be the high water mark. All we need is somebody with serious exposure to the global economy to do something similar and we're talking about the downside again for stocks, not the upside.

3. Mark Luschini:

   Companies such as Caterpillar are a litmus test for the global economy especially at a time when the market is concerned about China's economy.

4. James Delgado:

   It really looked like a big fuzzy caterpillar stretched out on the bottom.

5. Officer Gary Roling:

   Our hope is that things will start to get better in the first half of 2016, but we have no visibility, and based on (Caterpillar's) news, a recovery could be some way off.