Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saddleback caterpillar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: sad-dle-back- -cater-pil-lar
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A caterpillar - the larva of a moth native to the eastern U.S., Sibine stimulea - which usually has a green and brown saddle-shaped mark on its back.

Inflected Forms

saddleback caterpillars (plural)

Questions

What does saddleback caterpillar mean?: A caterpillar - the larva of a moth native to the eastern U.S., Sibine stimulea - which usually has a green and brown saddle-shaped mark on its back.

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