えだしゃくとり

noun

geometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (Ennominae)

A rare term for the caterpillar of a geometer moth, especially those in the subfamily Ennominae. The more common word is 尺取虫 (しゃくとりむし).

See also: シャクガ

• 図ず鑑かんでえだしゃくとりの写しゃ真しんを見みた。

  I saw a photo of a geometer moth caterpillar in the field guide.

• えだしゃくとりは尺しゃく取とり虫むしの一いっ種しゅで、あまり一いっ般ぱん的てきな呼よび名なではない。

  Edashakutor is a type of inchworm and is not a very common name.