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Polyphemus caterpillar

noun

Etymology

Polyphemus + caterpillar, by analogy with the Polyphemus moth.

  1. derived from catta
  2. derived from catepeluse
  3. inherited from catirpel
  4. compounded as polyphemus caterpillar — “Polyphemus + caterpillar”

Definitions

  1. A large, green saturniid caterpillar with a red head

    A large, green saturniid caterpillar with a red head; the larval form of the Polyphemus moth.

    • Polyphemus caterpillars can eat the leaves of many different trees and shrubs.
    • This summer I acquired two Polyphemus caterpillars at Mothapalooza, a mothing conference.
    • Polyphemus caterpillars feed on a variety of leaves.

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