Hyphenation of caterpillar

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word caterpillar? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

cater-pil-lar

Definitions of caterpillar:

1.	A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
2.	A large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts Frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

Synonyms of caterpillar:

noun	larva
noun	Caterpillar, cat, tracked vehicle

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.