Bible Encyclopedias
Caterpillar
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
kat´ẽr -pil -ẽr ( חסיל , ḥāṣı̄l (Psalm 78:46; Joel 1:4 , etc.); ילק , yeleḳ (Psalm 105:34 the King James Version, the American Standard Revised Version "grasshopper"; Jeremiah 51:14 , Jeremiah 51:27 the King James Version; elsewhere "canker-worm")): A name given to a larval stage of the LOCUST (which see).
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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Caterpillar'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​c/caterpillar.html. 1915.