inchworm
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
inch + worm. So called because their gradual movement seems to be measuring the ground; compare measuring worm.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
inchworm (plural inchworms)
- The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
Verb[edit]
inchworm (third-person singular simple present inchworms, present participle inchworming, simple past and past participle inchwormed)
Synonyms[edit]
- (larva): geometrid, looper, measuring worm, spanworm
Translations[edit]
measuring worm — see measuring worm