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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae;
[syn: measuring worm, inchworm, looper]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Measuring \Meas"ur*ing\, a. Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure. [1913 Webster] Measuring faucet, a faucet which permits only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured. Measuring worm (Zool.), the larva of any geometrid moth. They are so called because they move by a process in which they first pull the rear legs forward toward their front legs, forming a loop which resembles the process of measuring with a tape measure. The motion is completed by subsequently moving the front legs forward to an advanced position. See Geometrid. [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

measuring worm n 1: small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae [syn: measuring worm, inchworm, looper]