Hypernyms for "caterpillar"
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army worm
armyworm
beet armyworm
bollworm
cabbageworm
cankerworm
corn borer
cutworm
fall armyworm
giant silkworm
inchworm
lappet caterpillar
looper
Manduca quinquemaculata
Manduca sexta
measuring worm
Phthorimaea operculella
Pieris rapae
potato tuberworm
potato worm
Pseudaletia unipuncta
Pyrausta nubilalis
silkworm
Spodoptera exigua
Spodoptera frugiperda
tent caterpillar
tobacco hornworm
tomato hornworm
tomato worm
tussock caterpillar
webworm
wild wilkworm
woolly bear
woolly bear caterpillar
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.