inchworms in English

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a caterpillar of a geometrid moth, which moves forward by arching and straightening its body.
I imagined little creatures - frogs, crickets, and inchworms - busying themselves.
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1. Cankerworm, name for two destructive inchworms [1], or larvae of geometrid moths

2. Cankerworm caterpillars are inchworms or loopers common on shade trees in late spring

3. Fall Cankerworms, commonly called inchworms, can be a nuisance in the spring when they descend from trees on silk threads

4. Fall Cankerworm caterpillar, Alsophila pometaria also known as inchworms, Loopers or spanworm are caterpillars that move with distinctive "looping" motion