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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
inchworm \inch"worm`\, n. zool.
the larva of any geometrid moth. it progresses forward by
first bringing the rear end of the body forward, forming a
loop, then moving the front part of the body; called also
measuring worm, measuringworm, spanner, and looper.
see geometrid.
1913 webster
see also:
measuring measuringworm spanner looper geometrid
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