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1 hairy
adjective (covered in hair or having a lot of hair: a hairy chest.) peludohairy adj peludotr['heərɪ]1 peludo,-a2 figurative use (scary) espeluznante, espantoso,-aadj.• cabelludo, -a adj.• cerdoso, -a adj.• peloso, -a adj.• peludo, -a adj.• velloso, -a adj.• velludo, -a adj.'heri, 'heəriadjective -rier, -riest1) <legs/chest> peludo, velludo2) (sl) (frightening, dangerous) espeluznante, horripilante['hɛǝrɪ]ADJ (compar hairier) (superl hairiest)1) [chest, legs, arms] peludo, velludo; (=long-haired) melenudohe's got hairy legs — tiene las piernas peludas or velludas, tiene mucho pelo or vello en las piernas
2) * (=frightening) [experience] horripilante, espeluznante* * *['heri, 'heəri]adjective -rier, -riest1) <legs/chest> peludo, velludo2) (sl) (frightening, dangerous) espeluznante, horripilante -
2 corruption
- ʃən1) (the act of corrupting.) corrupción2) (a word that has changed considerably from its original form: Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'.) derivacióntr[kə'rʌpʃən]1 (gen) corrupción nombre femenino2 (of language) deformación nombre femeninocorruption [kə'rʌpʃən] n: corrupción fn.• corrupción s.f.• corruptela s.f.• peste s.f.• podredumbre s.f.kə'rʌpʃənmass & count noun (of morals, language) corrupción f; ( of text) deformación f[kǝ'rʌpʃǝn]N1) (=depravity) perversión f, corrupción f2) (=dishonesty) corrupción f, venalidad f3) [of language] corrupción f ; (Comput) [of text, file] corrupción f* * *[kə'rʌpʃən]mass & count noun (of morals, language) corrupción f; ( of text) deformación f
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hairy — hair|y [ˈheəri US ˈheri] adj comparative hairier superlative hairiest 1.) a hairy person or animal has a lot of hair on their body ▪ a skinny guy with hairy legs ▪ a hairy caterpillar 2.) informal dangerous or frightening, often in a way that is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Caterpillar — Cat er*pil lar, n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F. pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See {Cat}, and {Pile} hair.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The larval… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caterpillar catcher — Caterpillar Cat er*pil lar, n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F. pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See {Cat}, and {Pile} hair.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caterpillar eater — Caterpillar Cat er*pil lar, n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F. pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See {Cat}, and {Pile} hair.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caterpillar hunter — Caterpillar Cat er*pil lar, n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F. pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See {Cat}, and {Pile} hair.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caterpillar — mid 15c., catyrpel, probably altered (by association with M.E. piller plunderer; see PILLAGE (Cf. pillage)) from O.N.Fr. caterpilose (O.Fr. chatepelose), lit. hairy cat (probably in ref. to the wooly bear variety), from L.L. catta cat + pilosus… … Etymology dictionary
caterpillar — ► NOUN 1) the larva of a butterfly or moth. 2) (also caterpillar track or tread) trademark an articulated steel band passing round the wheels of a vehicle for travel on rough ground. ORIGIN perhaps from a variant of Old French chatepelose hairy… … English terms dictionary
caterpillar — [kat′ər pil΄ər; kat′əpil΄ər] n. [ME catirpel < NormFr catepilose (OFr chatepelose), lit., hairy cat < L catta, CAT1 + pilosus < pilus, hair: see PILE2] the wormlike larva of various insects, esp. of a butterfly or moth ☆ [C ] trademark… … English World dictionary
caterpillar — cat·er·pil·lar (kăt’ər pīl′ər, kăt’ə ) n. 1) The wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth. 2) Any of various insect larvae similar to those of the butterfly or moth. ╂ [Middle Englishcatirpel, catirpeller, probably alteration of Old North… … Word Histories
Caterpillar — Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly phytophagous in food habit, with some species being entomophagous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and… … Wikipedia
caterpillar — [15] Etymologically, a caterpillar is a ‘hairy cat’. The word comes ultimately from late Latin *catta pilōsa: catta is the source of English cat, while pilōsus ‘hairy’ is a derivative of Latin pilus ‘hair’, from which English gets pile of a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
