inchworm (plural inchworms)
The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
inchworm (third-person singular simple present inchworms, present participle inchworming, simple past and past participle inchwormed)
To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm.
To crawl or creep slowly.
• (larva): geometrid, looper, measuring worm, spanworm
Source: Wiktionary
Inch"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The larva of any geometrid moth. See Geometrid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 May 2024
(noun) a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands
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