caterpillar

Summary

caterpillar is a developmental stage of animal^[1]. caterpillar has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• caterpillar's instance of is recorded as developmental stage of animal^[3].
• caterpillar is a type of insect larva^[4].
• caterpillar's Commons category is recorded as Caterpillars^[5].
• caterpillar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Caterpillars^[6].
• caterpillar's Commons gallery is recorded as Caterpillar^[7].
• caterpillar's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[8].
• caterpillar's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• caterpillar's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• caterpillar's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[11].
• caterpillar's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4^[12].
• caterpillar's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

caterpillar's instance of is recorded as developmental stage of animal^[3]. caterpillar is a type of insect larva^[4].

Influence

Things named for caterpillar include pipe cleaner^[14]; Caterpillar Inc.^[15], a business^[16], in United States^[17], founded in 1925^[18], headquartered in Irving^[19]; and caterpillar tree^[20].

Why It Matters

caterpillar has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] caterpillar is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for caterpillar include pipe cleaner^[14]; Caterpillar Inc.^[15], a business^[16], in United States^[17], founded in 1925^[18], headquartered in Irving^[19]; and caterpillar tree^[20].