» cankerworm
Noun (1 meaning)
1. green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees.
cankerworm is a type of:
- caterpillar (noun) - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
types of cankerworm:
- fall cankerworm (noun) - green or brown white-striped looper
- spring cankerworm (noun) - variably colored looper
cankerworm is a member of:
- Geometridae, family Geometridae (noun) - measuring worms