inchworm

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.

Verb

1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm.
2. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To crawl or creep slowly.

Conceptos

gusano medidor

polilla esmeralda

Sinónimos

measuring worm

looper

spanworm

loopworm

geometrid

large emerald moth

geometer moth

large emerald

Traducciones

Raupe des Spanners

Raupe

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grünes Blatt

grüner Birkenspanner

chenille arpenteuse

grande naiade

grande nayade

grande naïade

géomètre-papillonaire

Geometra papilionaria

Geometra prasinaria

Hipparchus papilionaria

Phalaena papilionaria

يرقة فراشة جيوميتريد

Phalaena prasinaria

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɪnt͡ʃ.wɜːm/

Etimología (Inglés)

From inch + worm. So called because their gradual movement seems to be measuring the ground; compare measuring worm.