[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dropworm \drop"worm`\ dro^p"w^urm`, n. zool.
   the larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by
   means of a thread of silk, as the cankerworm or inchworm.
   see inchworm and geometrid.
   1913 webster
see also:
cankerworm inchworm geometrid 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cankerworm \can"kerworm`\, n. zool.
   the larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very
   injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often
   entirely destroying, the foliage. other similar larvae are
   also called cankerworms.
   1913 webster

   note: the autumnal species anisopteryx pometaria becomes
         adult late in autumn after frosts and in winter. the
         spring species anisopteryx vernata remains in the
         ground through the winter, and matures in early spring.
         both have winged males and wingless females. the
         larvae are similar in appearance and habits, and
         belong to the family of measuring worms or spanworms.
         these larvae hatch from the eggs when the leaves
         begin to expand in spring.
         1913 webster
see also:
anisopteryx pometaria anisopteryx vernata 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

caterpillar \cat"erpil`lar\, n. oe. catyrpel, corrupted fr.
   of. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, f. chatte,
   she-cat, fem. of chat, l. catus + l. pilosus hairy, or f.
   pelu hairy, fr. l. pilus hair. see cat, and pile hair.
   1. zool. the larval state of a butterfly or any
      lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the
      larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are
      also called false caterpillars. the true caterpillars have
      three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal
      fleshy legs prolegs armed with hooks. some are hairy,
      others naked. they usually feed on leaves, fruit, and
      succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, many
      of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm,
      cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. a plant of the genus scorpiurus, with pods
      resembling caterpillars.
      1913 webster

   caterpillar catcher, or caterpillar eater zool., a bird
      belonging to the family of shrikes, which feeds on
      caterpillars. the name is also given to several other
      birds.

   caterpillar hunter zool., any species of beetles of the
      genus callosoma and other allied genera of the family
      carabidae which feed habitually upon caterpillars.
      1913 webster
see also:
cat pile cutworm cankerworm army worm cotton worm 
silkworm scorpiurus caterpillar catcher caterpillar eater caterpillar hunter 
callosoma carabidae 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cankerworm
     n : green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit
         and shade trees

[5] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

cankerworm
   heb. yelek, "the licking locust," which licks up the grass of
   the field; probably the locust at a certain stage of its growth,
   just as it emerges from the caterpillar state joel 1:4; 2:25.
   the word is rendered "caterpillar" in ps. 105:34; jer. 51:14, 17
   but r.v. "canker-worm". "it spoileth and fleeth away" nah.
   3:16, or as some read the passage, "the cankerworm putteth off
   i.e., the envelope of its wings, and fleeth away."
   

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Spring cankerworm
...The spring cankerworm, Paleacrata vernata (Peck), has two pairs of ... Common Name: Spring cankerworm. Scientific Name: Paleacrata vernata ( ... ..
http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg293.html, score=100, date indexed=December 6, 2005, 1:13 pm

Cankerworms
...... Cankerworm ?? 1974. 8. Cankerworm and Spring Cankerworm -Department of ... It is best to treat as the cankerworm population is hatching out in ... ..
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/mecklenburg/depts/hort/cankerworms.html, score=87, date indexed=January 16, 2006, 2:11 am

Cankerworm - Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry - UMass Extension
...The Spring Cankerworm has 2 pairs while the Fall Cankerworm has 3 ... Both the Spring and Fall cankerworm eggs hatch about the same time in ... ..
http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/defoliators/cankerworm.html, score=84, date indexed=November 15, 2005, 7:24 am

cankerworm. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
...The spring cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata) and the fall cankerworm ( ... cankerworm larva overwinters as a pupa, the fall cankerworm as an egg ... ..
http://www.bartleby.com/65/ca/cankerwo.html, score=74, date indexed=November 17, 2005, 9:16 pm

Fall Cankerworm Fact Sheet - Penn State Entomology Department Fact Sheet
...... as the fall cankerworm. Nearly every year, the fall cankerworm causes ... The fall cankerworm is a common native pest of hardwood trees in North ... ..
http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/fallcankerworm.htm, score=71, date indexed=November 19, 2005, 3:34 pm

Cankerworm
...Cankerworm. Solutions for Cankerworm. Preventing Cankerworm. Yardener. ... Solutions for Cankerworm.        . Preventing Cankerworm. Yardener's ... ..
http://www.yardener.com/Cankerworm.html, score=71, date indexed=November 25, 2005, 12:34 am

Cankerworm, Alsophila pometria (Harris) and Paleacrita vernata (Peck) - Major ...
...Spring cankerworm adults are similar to the fall cankerworm. Male ... adults emerge in late February and March. Fall cankerworm male moths ... ..
http://www.forestpests.org/hardwood/cankerworm.html, score=69, date indexed=December 3, 2005, 10:22 am

Cankerworm - Easton's Bible Dictionary on StudyLight.org
...Cankerworm. Lexicons. • Hebrew - cankerworm. Cankerworm (Heb. yelek ... Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for 'Cankerworm'". "Easton's Bible ... ..
http://www.studylight.org/dic/ebd/view.cgi?number=T712, score=69, date indexed=November 21, 2005, 6:12 pm

Spring cankerworm
...The spring cankerworm, Paleacrata vernata (Peck), has two pairs of ... Common Name: Spring cankerworm. Scientific Name: Paleacrata vernata ( ... ..
http://entowww.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg293.html, score=69, date indexed=November 10, 2005, 8:58 pm

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