looper

Noun
Synonyms: measuring worminchworm

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family GeometridaeSynonyms: measuring worminchworm
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Webster's Dictionary (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]
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]

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