Looper (Noun)
Meaning
Small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The looper caterpillar slowly made its way along the leaf edge, its front and rear segments supporting its worm-like body.
- Loopers are notorious for eating up leaves on trees, causing unsightly damage during peak infestations.
- Loopers such as the cabbage looper and the alfalfa looper can also harm crops by devouring foliage.
- The looper's habit of arching its body gave it the appearance of a miniature inchworm as it crawled along.
- In its later instars, the looper caterpillar can grow big enough to consume numerous leaves per day on a single plant.