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Definition of Spanworm
1. n. The larva of any geometrid moth, as the cankeworm; a geometer; a measuring worm.
Definition of Spanworm
1. Noun. A measuring worm. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spanworm
1. an inchworm [n -S] - See also: inchworm
Medical Definition of Spanworm
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanworm
Literary usage of Spanworm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Insects Affecting Park and Woodland Trees by Ephraim Porter Felt (1906)
"... green, white lined spanworm. Dyar. Psyche, 9:262 Hickory, hop-hornbeam ...
dingy brown spanworm with curved lateral appendages. Pack. p. ..."
2. Injurious Insects: How to Recognize and Control Them by Walter Collins O'Kane (1912)
"—Adult of the Cranberry spanworm. Original. appearing in late June and again in
August. Dusting or spraying with arsenate of lead or Paris green will poison ..."
3. Report of the Illinois State Entomologist Concerning Operations Under the by Illinois State Entomologist (1905)
"It is odd that not a single spanworm is listed by name among corn- ... JB Smith,*
however, mentions a strongly marked "spanworm, the larva of a Geometrid," ..."
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