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Caterpillar vs Budworm - What's the difference?

caterpillar | budworm |

As nouns the difference between caterpillar and budworm

is that caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm while budworm is any of various moth caterpillars.

caterpillar

English

(wikipedia caterpillar)

Alternative forms

* caterpiller (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
    • The bird just ate that green caterpillar .
  • A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.
    • Synonyms
    * (moth or butterfly larva)
    Derived terms
    * caterpillar catcher * caterpillar eater * caterpillar hunter * caterpillar track * tent caterpillar

    See also

    * pillar

    budworm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various moth caterpillars.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 21, author=The Associated Press, title=Adirondacks Are His Life, All 101 Years and Counting, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=After working briefly for a federal entomologist to control the spruce budworm — and spraying DDT from the air — he returned to the Adirondacks in 1946 to be district ranger at Cranberry Lake for 11 years. }}

    Derived terms

    * lesser budworm * spruce budworm * tobacco budworm