- inchworm (Geometridae family)
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
inchworm (Geometridae family)
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inchworm — noun The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae. Syn: geometrid, looper, measuring worm, spanworm … Wiktionary
Geometer moth — Temporal range: Priabonian to Recent 35–0 Ma … Wikipedia
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
annelid — /an l id/, n. 1. any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Annelida. Also, annelidan /euh nel i dn/. [1825 35; see ANNELIDA] * * * Any member of… … Universalium
looper — /looh peuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that loops something or forms loops. 2. a measuringworm. 3. the thread holder in a sewing machine using two threads. 4. Baseball. blooper (def. 3a). [1725 35; LOOP1 + ER1] * * * or cankerworm or inchworm … Universalium
measuring worm — noun The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae. Syn: geometrid, inchworm, looper, spanworm … Wiktionary
geometrid — noun a) Any of the various moths of the family Geometridae. b) A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring. Syn: geometer moth, geometrid mo … Wiktionary
measuring worm — noun small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae • Syn: ↑inchworm, ↑looper • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar … Useful english dictionary
linden looper — noun also linden inchworm : a yellow black lined looper that is the larva of a moth (Erannis tiliaria) of the family Geometridae and that frequently defoliates the linden * * * linden looper, a measuring worm that eats the leaves of trees,… … Useful english dictionary
