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noun • small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae | ||||
| 23% | 7 | Type of goose named for its colour and its late migrating habits | ||
noun • common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds | ||||
| 23% | 8 | Preferring its “head in the sun and feet in the shade”, a climbing plant also aptly named traveller’s joy for its prevalence along hedgerows, pathways and roadsides | ||
noun • any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers | ||||
Insect Named For The Way It Moves Not For Its Length
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INCHWORM which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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Updated: October 11, 2023
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