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]]> By: John O http://besidethestream.com/a-few-caterpillars/2008/06/12/#comment-802 John O Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:57:53 +0000 http://besidethestream.com/a-few-caterpillars/2008/06/12/#comment-802 Wow! Fascinating, unlikely animals described by fascinating, unlikely words! Wow! Fascinating, unlikely animals described by fascinating, unlikely words!

]]> By: John O http://besidethestream.com/a-few-caterpillars/2008/06/12/#comment-799 John O Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:29:56 +0000 http://besidethestream.com/a-few-caterpillars/2008/06/12/#comment-799 What kinds of caterpillars are these? They lok like ones we had in Vermont, and I always thought they were gypsy moths. They build tents, if they're the same caterpillars... and why is a "caterpillar" a term for an endless tread, like on a bulldozer? Is the etymology entomological? These aren't the tent caterpillars--those have a blue stripe; these don't. I wasn't able to figure out what type these are, except that they're partial to lupines. As for the word origin, it's probably middle english for hairy cat. [Origin: 1400–50; late ME catyrpel, prob. alter. of an ONF var. of OF chatepelose, equiv. to chate cat1 + pelose hairy (≪ L pilōsus; see pilose); -yr prob. by assoc. with cater tomcat (see caterwaul); final -er prob. by assoc. with piller despoiler (see pillage, -er1); cf. chenille]. The caterpillar tread is an odd one/when you look at different languages some call a caterpillar tractor just that, and others use the word 'belt' instead. Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary caterpillar [ˈkӕtəpilə] noun the larva of a butterfly or moth that feeds upon the leaves of plants Example: There's a caterpillar on this lettuce. Arabic: دودَةٌ، فَراشَةٌ Chinese (Simplified): 毛虫 Chinese (Traditional): 毛蟲 Czech: housenka Danish: sommerfuglelarve; kålorm Dutch: rups Estonian: tõuk, röövik Finnish: toukka, mato French: chenille German: die Raupe Greek: κάμπια Hungarian: hernyó Icelandic: fiðrildislirfa, tólffótungur Indonesian: ulat Italian: bruco Japanese: 毛虫 Korean: 쐐기벌레 Latvian: kāpurs Lithuanian: vikšras Norwegian: sommerfugllarve; kålorm Polish: gąsienica Portuguese (Brazil): lagarta Portuguese (Portugal): lagarta Romanian: omidă Russian: гусеница Slovak: húsenica Slovenian: gosenica Spanish: oruga Swedish: larv, kål-, lövmask Turkish: tırtıl caterpillar [ˈkӕtəpilə] adjective moving on endless belts Example: a caterpillar tractor Arabic: جَرّارَةٌ مُجَنْزَرَةٌ Chinese (Simplified): 履带拖拉机 Chinese (Traditional): 履帶拖拉機的 Czech: pásový Danish: bælte-(køretøj) Dutch: rupsband- Estonian: lint- Finnish: telaketju- French: à chenilles German: Raupen-… Greek: που μετακινείται με ερπύστριες Hungarian: hernyótalpas (traktor) Icelandic: beltadráttarvél Indonesian: traktor Italian: a cingoli* Japanese: 無限軌道式の Korean: 무한 궤도의 Latvian: kāpurķēžu- Lithuanian: vikšrinis Norwegian: belte-(kjøretøy) Polish: gąsienicowy Portuguese (Brazil): de lagarta Portuguese (Portugal): de lagartas Romanian: cu şenile Russian: гусеничный Slovak: pásový Slovenian: goseničar Spanish: de oruga Swedish: bandtraktor, caterpillar Turkish: tırtıllı What kinds of caterpillars are these? They lok like ones we had in Vermont, and I always thought they were gypsy moths. They build tents, if they’re the same caterpillars… and why is a “caterpillar” a term for an endless tread, like on a bulldozer? Is the etymology entomological?

These aren’t the tent caterpillars–those have a blue stripe; these don’t. I wasn’t able to figure out what type these are, except that they’re partial to lupines. As for the word origin, it’s probably middle english for hairy cat. [Origin: 1400–50; late ME catyrpel, prob. alter. of an ONF var. of OF chatepelose, equiv. to chate cat1 + pelose hairy (≪ L pilōsus; see pilose); -yr prob. by assoc. with cater tomcat (see caterwaul); final -er prob. by assoc. with piller despoiler (see pillage, -er1); cf. chenille]. The caterpillar tread is an odd one/when you look at different languages some call a caterpillar tractor just that, and others use the word ‘belt’ instead.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

caterpillar [ˈkӕtəpilə] noun

the larva of a butterfly or moth that feeds upon the leaves of plants
Example: There’s a caterpillar on this lettuce. Arabic: دودَةٌ، فَراشَةٌ
Chinese (Simplified): 毛虫
Chinese (Traditional): 毛蟲
Czech: housenka
Danish: sommerfuglelarve; kålorm
Dutch: rups
Estonian: tõuk, röövik
Finnish: toukka, mato
French: chenille
German: die Raupe
Greek: κάμπια
Hungarian: hernyó
Icelandic: fiðrildislirfa, tólffótungur
Indonesian: ulat
Italian: bruco
Japanese: 毛虫
Korean: 쐐기벌레
Latvian: kāpurs
Lithuanian: vikšras
Norwegian: sommerfugllarve; kålorm
Polish: gąsienica
Portuguese (Brazil): lagarta
Portuguese (Portugal): lagarta
Romanian: omidă
Russian: гусеница
Slovak: húsenica
Slovenian: gosenica
Spanish: oruga
Swedish: larv, kål-, lövmask
Turkish: tırtıl

caterpillar [ˈkӕtəpilə] adjective

moving on endless belts
Example: a caterpillar tractor Arabic: جَرّارَةٌ مُجَنْزَرَةٌ
Chinese (Simplified): 履带拖拉机
Chinese (Traditional): 履帶拖拉機的
Czech: pásový
Danish: bælte-(køretøj)
Dutch: rupsband-
Estonian: lint-
Finnish: telaketju-
French: à chenilles
German: Raupen-…
Greek: που μετακινείται με ερπύστριες
Hungarian: hernyótalpas (traktor)
Icelandic: beltadráttarvél
Indonesian: traktor
Italian: a cingoli*
Japanese: 無限軌道式の
Korean: 무한 궤도의
Latvian: kāpurķēžu-
Lithuanian: vikšrinis
Norwegian: belte-(kjøretøy)
Polish: gąsienicowy
Portuguese (Brazil): de lagarta
Portuguese (Portugal): de lagartas
Romanian: cu şenile
Russian: гусеничный
Slovak: pásový
Slovenian: goseničar
Spanish: de oruga
Swedish: bandtraktor, caterpillar
Turkish: tırtıllı

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