Inchworm

3 definitions found

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

  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]

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

  Dropworm \Drop"worm`\ (dr[o^]p"w[^u]rm`), 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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inchworm
       n : small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and
           rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family
           Geometridae [syn: {measuring worm}, {looper}]