looper

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

looper
    n 1: small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front
         and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family
         Geometridae [syn: {measuring worm}, {inchworm}, {looper}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Inchworm \Inch"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
   The larva of any geometrid moth. It progresses forward by
   first bringing the rear end of the body forward, forming a
   loop, then moving the front part of the body; called also
   {measuring} worm, {measuringworm}, {spanner}, and {looper}.
   See {Geometrid}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Looper \Loop"er\ (l[=oo]p"[~e]r), n.
   1. An instrument, as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn, a
      cord, etc.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) The larva of any species of geometrid moths. See
      {Geometrid}.
      [1913 Webster]

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