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Caterpillar vs Magot - What's the difference?

caterpillar | magot |

As nouns the difference between caterpillar and magot

is that caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm while magot is (archaic) the barbary ape.

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

    magot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) The Barbary ape.
  • * 1800 , The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex (volume 31, page 16)
    • The magot differs from the ape by having a long muzzle and large canine teeth; and from the baboon by having no actual tail; though it has an exuberance of skin which bears that appearance.
    (Webster 1913) ----