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inch⋅worm

  [inch-wurm]
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–noun
measuringworm.
Origin:
1860–65; inch 1 + worm
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meas⋅ur⋅ing⋅worm

  [mezh-er-ing-wurm]
–noun
the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
Also, measuring worm.
Also called inchworm, looper, spanworm.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; measuring + worm
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inch·worm   (ĭnch'wûrm')   
n.  See measuring worm.
meas·ur·ing worm   (mězh'ə-rĭng)
n.  A geometrid caterpillar that moves in alternate contractions and expansions suggestive of measuring. Also called inchworm, looper, spanworm.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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