1.
[syn: measuring worm, inchworm, looper]
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Looper \Loop"er\ (l[=oo]p"[~e]r), n.
1. An instrument, as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn, a
cord, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The larva of any species of geometrid moths. See
Geometrid.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
looper
n 1: small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front
and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family
Geometridae [syn: measuring worm, inchworm, looper]