inchworm

• Pequena lagarta sem pelos, geralmente larva de mariposas da família Geometridae, que tem pernas apenas nos segmentos anteriores e posteriores do corpo, fazendo com que se mova em um movimento de alça ou 'em polegadas'.

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.

1. Small hairless caterpillarB1formal

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

   Lagarta-mede-palmo

   • 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.

   Sinônimosloopermeasuring worm