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Lava vs Caterpillar - What's the difference?

lava | caterpillar |

As nouns the difference between lava and caterpillar

is that lava is the melted rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides while caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

As a proper noun Lava

is one of the twin children of the Lord Rāma and his wife Sita in the Ramayana.

lava

English

(wikipedia lava)

Noun

  • The melted rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
  • (informal, proscribed) Magma.

    • Usage notes

    Geologists make a distinction between magma (molten rock underground) and lava (molten rock on the surface).

    Derived terms

    * lava lamp * lava millstone * lava ware

    See also

    * aa * pahoehoe

    Anagrams

    * ----

    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