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caterpillars

How many syllables in caterpillars?

  4 syllables

Divide caterpillars into syllables:   cat-er-pil-lars
How to pronounce caterpillars:   kat-er-pil-ers
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Define caterpillars



noun
  1. The plural for caterpillar
  2. Worm-like bugs which will become butterflies or a moths
  3. The larva of a butterflies or moths
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