looper
noun
Simple meaning
Small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments.
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlupɚ
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Definition
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noun
A (usually electronic) tool for creating music loops.
A moth having a caterpillar which arches its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks due to having fewer prolegs, including inchworms or measuring worms in the family Geometridae and some species in the family Noctuidae.
Small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
An instrument or tool, such as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn or cord, etc.
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- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
- Formality
- Technical
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- Varies by meaning
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