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Caterpillar vs Bulldozer - What's the difference?

caterpillar | bulldozer |

As nouns the difference between caterpillar and bulldozer

is that caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm while bulldozer is a tractor with an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.

As a verb bulldozer is

to bulldoze (push through forcefully).

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

    bulldozer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tractor with an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.
  • One who bulldozes.
  • (chiefly, in the plural) A self-identified group of white US Southerners who colluded to influence outcomes of post-Reconstruction elections by intimidating, coercing and bullying black voters and legislators, including burning down houses and churches, flogging and murdering opponents. Also known as "regulators". Later used to describe anyone who intimidated or bullied in a similar manner.
  • A bully, overbearing individual.
  • Synonyms

    *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bulldoze (push through forcefully).