measuring worm

• Nombre común de las orugas de ciertas mariposas, especialmente de la familia de los geométridos (Geometridae), que se desplazan arqueando el cuerpo en forma de bucle y luego estirándose hacia adelante, lo que recuerda al acto de medir.

The common name for the caterpillar of certain moths, particularly from the family Geometridae, which moves by arching its body into a loop and then extending forward, resembling a measuring motion.

1. Caterpillar of geometer mothB2formal

   A type of caterpillar that moves by arching its body into a loop, also known as an inchworm.

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   • The measuring worm inched along the branch.
   • Children watched the measuring worm move across the leaf.
   • The measuring worm is the larval stage of the geometer moth.