caterpillar roll

noun

A form of uramaki sushi topped with thinly sliced avocado.

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Meanings

nouncaterpillar roll (plural caterpillar rolls)

plural caterpillar rolls

  1. A form of uramaki sushi topped with thinly sliced avocado.

    I like caterpillar rolls, but maybe it’s not so bad that I can’t find them in a Tokyo sushiya.

    2009 May 24, Eduardo Porter, “An All-American Sauce”, in New York Times

Origin

From its resemblance to a green caterpillar.

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APA

caterpillar roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caterpillar%20roll

MLA

“caterpillar roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caterpillar%20roll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caterpillar roll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caterpillar%20roll.

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