inchworm
The characteristic "looping" movement of an inchworm, the caterpillar of the w:geometer mothgeometer moth (Geometridae sp.), which makes it look as if it is measuring its journey
Meanings
Noun
Verb
- To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm.
- To crawl or creep slowly.
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Origin
- inch + worm. So called because their gradual movement seems to be measuring the ground; compare measuring worm.
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