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    Caterpillar
    Caterpillar (also ˈCaterpillar ˌtrack) noun [countable] trademark

    a metal belt made of short connected pieces that is fastened over the wheels of a heavy vehicle to help it to move over soft ground:
        a Caterpillar tractor (=a vehicle fitted with this belt)


    caterpillar
    cat‧er‧pil‧lar /ˈkætəˌpɪlə $ -tərˌpɪlər/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: Old North French
     Origin: catepelose 'hairy cat, caterpillar'

    a small creature like a worm with many legs that eats leaves and that develops into a butterfly or other flying insect