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# caterpillar

«caterpillar» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the long, soft, worm-like larva of a butterfly or moth…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a caterpillar, caterpillars)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A caterpillar is the long, soft, worm-like larva of a butterfly or moth, with many legs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#m1)

2) A Caterpillar track is a moving metal belt around the wheels of a tractor or tank (often written caterpillar track). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a kind of locust or devouring insect, a plague that eats crops, not only the larva of a butterfly. Interpretation: It is one of the crop-eating swarms, like those of the plagues of Egypt. Tradition sees such swarms as a sign of God's warning or punishment, and Solomon prays that Israel be saved from them. In the primary lessons: In science, the caterpillar is the second stage of a butterfly's life cycle: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly. Caterpillars eat leaves and grow quickly, shedding their skin several times. Some caterpillars have hairs that sting or cause itchy rashes, so look but do not touch. Phrases: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, caterpillar to butterfly, hairy caterpillar.

### examples

- He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust. (Writings PSA.78.46, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#x1)
- And your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathereth; as locusts leap do they leap upon it. (Prophets ISA.33.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#x2)
- If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; (Prophets 1KI.8.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#x3)
- The caterpillar munched a cabbage leaf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#x4)
- A caterpillar turns into a butterfly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#x5)
- Caterpillars hatch from tiny eggs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#x6)
- Some hairy caterpillars can make your skin itchy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#x7)
- The caterpillar made a chrysalis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#x8)
- We read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#x9)
- "I writhed myself free," said the Caterpillar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/#x10)

### note

Spelling: cat-er-pil-lar, double l. A caterpillar is not a worm: it has legs and becomes a butterfly or moth. Caterpillars have six true legs at the front, like all insects, plus extra stumpy "prolegs".

### In the corpora

- [And your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathereth; as locusts leap do they leap upon it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.685/)
- [He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1373/)
- [Monarchs taste bad to birds because their caterpillars eat poisonous milkweed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/98-the-butterfly-house/14/)
- [Some caterpillars have hairs or spines that sting or cause rashes, so not every animal that hurts is venomous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/166-australias-venomous-animals-and-why-few-people-die/13/)
- [A caterpillar turns into a butterfly inside a chrysalis, where its body breaks down and is rebuilt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/219-butterflies-moths-and-ladybirds/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «caterpillar» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/caterpillar/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.