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Caterpillar Club
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English
thumb|right|A Caterpillar Club badge from a parachute company.
Etymology
From the fact that early parachutes were made of silk, produced by silkworms (which are a species of caterpillar).
Proper noun
Caterpillar Club 1
An informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft.
See also
en Goldfish Club