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spanworm

spanworm noun: a measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae).

Noun

spanworm (plural spanworms)

  1. A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)

Forms of spanworm

pluralspanworms

Origin of spanworm

From span + worm.

Questions about spanworm

What does spanworm mean?
Spanworm means a measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae).
What part of speech is spanworm?
Spanworm is a noun.
What is the plural of spanworm?
The plural of spanworm is spanworms.

Words near spanworm in the dictionary

  1. spantides
  2. spantoon
  3. spantoons
  4. spanwanned
  5. spanwise
  6. spanworm
  7. spanworms
  8. Spanyard
  9. Spapen
  10. spar
  11. spar buoy

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