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caterpillar vs larva

larva vs caterpillar

caterpillar and larva both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
caterpillar Yes No No No
larva Yes No No No
As nouns, larva is a hypernym of caterpillar; that is, larva is a word with a broader meaning than caterpillar:
  • caterpillar: a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
  • larva: the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
caterpillar (noun) larva (noun)
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
Difference between caterpillar and larva

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