Usually means: Insect larva that mimics twigs.
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  3. measuring worm: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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▸ noun:  The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.

Similar:
inchworm, looper, spanworm, geometrid, geometer moth, basketworm, woolly worm, dropworm, geometrid moth, geometroid, more...

Opposite:
inchworm, loop caterpillar, geometers

Types:
inchworm, loopers, spanworms, cankerworms, geometers, more...

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Similar:
inchworm, looper, spanworm, geometrid, geometer moth, basketworm, woolly worm, dropworm, geometrid moth, geometroid, more...

Opposite:
inchworm, loop caterpillar, geometers

Types:
inchworm, loopers, spanworms, cankerworms, geometers, more...



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