measuring worm

meas·ur·ing worm

(mĕzh′ə-rĭng)n. See inchworm.

measuring worm

n (Animals) the larva of a geometrid moth: it has legs on its front and rear segments only and moves in a series of loops. Also called: looper or inchworm

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Noun

measuring worm - small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridaeinchworm, loopercaterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

Translations

measuring worm

measuring worm:

see inchworminchworm,
name for the larvae of moths of the family Geometridae, a large, cosmopolitan group with over 1,200 species indigenous to North America. Also called measuring worms, spanworms, and loopers, inchworms lack appendages in the middle portion of their body, causing them to
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measuring worm

noun

Synonyms for measuring worm

noun small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments

Synonyms

inchworm
looper

Related Words

caterpillar

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