Caterpillar

Yellow construction machines

Caterpillar is an American company that manufactures construction and mining equipment, diesel engines, and industrial machinery.

The name comes from the continuous track system on their tractors, which moves like a caterpillar's many legs.

The company is often called simply Cat: a Cat bulldozer, Cat boots. (Lowercase caterpillar is the insect larva.)

machinery

bulldozer

Bladed vehicle pushing earth

loader · tracks · treads · crawler · diesel · heavy equipment · construction · grading · dozer · demolition

Categories
Opposites
life stage

Caterpillarbutterfly

Winged insect from caterpillar

moth · adult · imago · chrysalis · pupa

heavy equipment brand

CaterpillarJohn Deere

Agricultural machinery manufacturer

Hitachi · JCB · Kubota

vehicle/equipment type

Caterpillarcompact car

Small fuel-efficient automobile

bicycle · motorcycle · farm tractor · sedan · passenger vehicle

Phrases
Family

pile

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G