Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caterpillar fungus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: cater-pil-lar -fun-gus
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Certain fungi which parasitize various caterpillars

noun

Certain fungi which parasitize various caterpillars

noun

The O. sinensis fungus and host caterpillar body used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Inflected Forms

caterpillar fungi (plural) caterpillar funguses (plural)

Synonyms

awheto vegetable caterpillar

Questions

What does caterpillar fungus mean?: Certain fungi which parasitize various caterpillars

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