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zebra caterpillar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
ze-bra -cater-pil-lar
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The striped larva of the American noctuid moth Melanchra picta.

Inflected Forms

zebra caterpillars (plural)

Questions

What does zebra caterpillar mean?
The striped larva of the American noctuid moth Melanchra picta.

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