Inchworm Meaning in English

word

US

ˈɪntʃ.wɜːm

INCH-wurm

UK

ˈɪntʃwɜːm

INCH-wurm

التعريف

An inchworm is a small caterpillar that moves by looping its body in a characteristic way, making it look like it's measuring its path inch by inch.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Inchworm' is a specific type of caterpillar, especially from the Geometridae family. It is mostly used in children's books, science, or nature contexts. Sometimes used metaphorically to describe slow, measured movement.

• Spanish: oruga medidora - gusano medidor
• Portuguese (BR): lagarta-medidora
• Portuguese (PT): lagarta-mede-palmos
• Chinese (Simplified): 尺蠖
• Chinese (Traditional): 尺蠖
• Hindi: इंचवर्म - मापक सुंडी
• Arabic: دودة القياس
• Bengali: ইঞ্চওয়ার্ম - পরিমাপকুঁড়ি
• Russian: гусеница-измерительница
• Japanese: シャクトリムシ
• Vietnamese: sâu đo
• Korean: 청벌레
• Turkish: ölçer tırtıl
• Urdu: انچورم
• Indonesian: ulat pengukur

جمل نموذجية

The inchworm crawled across the leaf.

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Have you ever seen an inchworm move?

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The teacher showed a picture of an inchworm in class.

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Look at that tiny green inchworm! It moves in such a funny way.

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My daughter loves watching inchworms in the garden after it rains.

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He moves so slowly at work, we joke that he's like an inchworm.

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