inchworm
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[edit]![](http://178.128.105.246/cars-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Geometrid_caterpillar.jpg/220px-Geometrid_caterpillar.jpg)
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