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单词 inchworm
释义

inchworm

English

The characteristic "looping" movement of an inchworm, the caterpillar of the geometer moth (Geometridae sp.), which makes it look as if it is measuring its journey

Etymology

inch + worm

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪntʃ.wɜːm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪntʃ.wɝm/

Noun

inchworm (plural inchworms)

  1. The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.

Verb

inchworm (third-person singular simple present inchworms, present participle inchworming, simple past and past participle inchwormed)

  1. To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm.
  2. To crawl or creep slowly.

Synonyms

  • (larva): geometrid, looper, measuring worm, spanworm

Translations

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