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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The larva of any geometrid moth; a looper: so called from its mode of progression: same as geometer, 3. See cut under Cidaria.

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  • noun The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.

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  • noun small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae

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  • a handy addition to any toolkit

    April 13, 2009