- spanworms
- n. inchworm, type of small caterpillar
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Anisopteryx pometaria — Cankerworm Can ker*worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larv[ae] are also called cankerworms. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anisopteryx vernata — Cankerworm Can ker*worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larv[ae] are also called cankerworms. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cankerworm — Can ker*worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larv[ae] are also called cankerworms. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Geometrid — Ge*om e*trid, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family {Geometrid[ae]}; so called because their larv[ae] (called loopers, measuring worms, spanworms, and inchworms) creep in a looping manner, as if measuring. Many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Geometer moth — Temporal range: Priabonian to Recent 35–0 Ma … Wikipedia
plusiidae — plüˈsīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Plusia, type genus + idae : a family of moths that are closely related to and often included among the Noctuidae, have hairy eyes and larvae which move like spanworms, and… … Useful english dictionary
