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Caterpillar Or Grub Crossword Clue

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noun

• the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

43%11 Butterfly grub
noun

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

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

41%4Caterpillar — food
noun

• informal terms for a meal

• a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects

verb

• ask for and get free; be a parasite

• search about busily

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New York Times01 Sep 1998 Down 47
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