Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In entomology, a looper, measurer, or measuring-worm; the Iarva of any geometrid moth. See measuring-worm, inchworm, looper, loopworm, and especially geometer, 3. See cuts under
cankerworm and Cidaria.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The larva of any geometrid moth, as the cankerworm; a geometer; a measuring worm.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
measuring worm .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From span.]
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Examples
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Other bugs to look out for this spring include the elm bark beetle and the elm spanworm.
Winnipeg Sun 2010
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As an adult, the snowbush spanworm is a white-tipped black moth.
tcpalm.com Stories 2010
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This yellow and black snowbush spanworm is dining heartily.
tcpalm.com Stories 2010
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Other bugs to look out for this spring include the elm bark beetle and the elm spanworm.
Winnipeg Sun 2010
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