Caterpillar hunter
noun
any of various carabid beetles of the genus Calosoma, of Europe and North America, which prey on the larvae of moths and butterflies
Read Also:
- Caterwaul
to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time. to utter a similar sound; howl or screech. to quarrel like cats. the cry of a cat in rutting time. any similar sound. Contemporary Examples And so it happens that the people who caterwaul about America being weak in the world become the very people […]
- Caterwauler
to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time. to utter a similar sound; howl or screech. to quarrel like cats. the cry of a cat in rutting time. any similar sound. verb (intransitive) to make a yowling noise, as a cat on heat noun a shriek or yell made by or sounding like […]
- Caterwauling
to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time. to utter a similar sound; howl or screech. to quarrel like cats. the cry of a cat in rutting time. any similar sound. Contemporary Examples To be sure, there was plenty of Democratic caterwauling about the Reagan budget. Burning Down the House: A Little History […]
- Catfall
noun (nautical) the line used in a cat Historical Examples The first captain of the forecastle was an old seaman of the name of catfall. The Wing-and-Wing J. Fenimore Cooper
- Catfooted
having feet resembling those of a cat. catlike in the manner of walking; characterized by noiseless, stealthy steps: a catfooted jewel thief. to move in the soft, stealthy manner of a cat; pussyfoot. Historical Examples Now he catfooted across the deck to look into the well and listen. Key Out of Time Andre Alice Norton