Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A caterpillar of a geometrid moth that moves by looping the body in alternate contractions and expansions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dropworm or measuring-worm. See
looper .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) 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 , andlooper . Seegeometrid .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
larva of amoth of the familyGeometridae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
Etymologies
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Examples
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For him, every human being on the planet is an "inchworm," a "pygmy" or a "cretin," save for the couple of friends he can share his profound visions of negativity with.
Hurriyet Dailynews 2010
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Students have some math work posted outside where they measured objects using an "inchworm" ruler.
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I only think that we are only superior to the inchworm.
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This is "used in combination with a grasping mouth to move like an inchworm up rocks."
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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I only think that we are only superior to the inchworm.
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He does this funny inchworm-style creep where he bunches his knees up and then pushes his body forward.
Four month update 2009
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She's a snake charmer, a mambo rider, a serpent-wrangler and inchworm-eater and Cave is her willing accomplice.
Grinderman Kitty Empire 2010
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Still, the vine pulled away ahead of them, arching like an inchworm as it retracted.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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Still, the vine pulled away ahead of them, arching like an inchworm as it retracted.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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Endless traffic lights, endless construction and traffic that moves like an inchworm for four miles between Seventh Street NW and Bladensburg Road.
New York Avenue at Bladensburg: Hit the gas, and speed cameras hit back 2010
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