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Caterpillar vs Whilst - What's the difference?

caterpillar | whilst |

As a noun caterpillar

is the larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

As a conjunction whilst is

(british|rare or literary in north america) while, at the same time.

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

    whilst

    English

    Alternative forms

    * whilest (obsolete) * whylst (obsolete) * whylest (obsolete)

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • (British, rare or literary in North America) While, at the same time.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=17 citation , passage=The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue. […].}}

    Usage notes

    * Mostly restrained to use in . * Rare in North America and may be considered archaic, pedantic or pompous.

    Related terms

    * while

    References

    * (while) * *