"saddleback caterpillar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: saddleback caterpillars [plural]
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  1. 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. Wikipedia link: saddleback caterpillar Categories (lifeform): Zygaenoid moths

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