inchworm

• يرقة صغيرة عديمة الشعر من يرقات عثث فصيلة القياسيات، تتميز بوجود أرجل في الطرفين الأمامي والخلفي فقط، فتحرك جسمها على شكل حلقة أو قوس عند السير. تسمى أيضاً الدودة القياسة أو دودة الأرضي.

A small, hairless caterpillar, typically the larva of moths in the family Geometridae, characterized by having legs only on its front and rear segments, which causes it to move in a looping or inching motion.

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   A small, hairless caterpillar with legs only on its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae.

   يسروع قياسي

   • The inchworm moved by arching its body into a loop.
   • Children watched the inchworm crawl along the branch.
   • Inchworms are often found on leaves and twigs.

   المرادفاتloopermeasuring worm