inchworm
[ inch-wurm ]
noun
a caterpillar that moves along by bringing the rear end of its body forward and then advancing the front end, a motion known as looping; the larva of any geometrid moth. : See also looper (def. 2).
Origin of inchworm
1- Also called measuring worm, spanworm.
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How to use inchworm in a sentence
Most of them humped along like inchworms, carrying chunks of new playground apparatus in coils of their long bodies.
Makers | Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for inchworm
inchworm
/ (ˈɪntʃˌwɜːm) /
noun
another name for a measuring worm
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