caterpillar

The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

The bird just ate that green caterpillar.

A caterpillar is letting itself down on a thread, twirling slowly like a rope artist, spiralling towards his chest. It’s a luscious, unreal green, like a gumdrop, and covered with tiny bright hairs.

A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.

A set of subtrees of a tree.

A rapacious, extortionate person preying upon the community.

Bristow Castle, which they say is held By Busbie, Bagot, and their Complices, The Caterpillers of the Commonwealth, Which I haue sworne to weed, and plucke away.

To move along slowly, drawing one's body up, in the manner of a caterpillar.