About The Word Geometrid
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Geometrid
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What's The Definition Of Geometrid?
[n] slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
Synonyms | Synonyms for Geometrid: geometrid moth Related Terms | Find terms related to Geometrid: See Also | Alsophila pometaria | family Geometridae | Geometridae | moth | Paleacrita vernata Geometrid In Webster's Dictionary \Ge*om"e*trid\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining or belonging to the {Geometrid[ae]}.
\Ge*om"e*trid\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family {Geometrid[ae]}; -- so called because their larv[ae] (called loopers, measuring worms, spanworms, and inchworms) creep in a looping manner, as if measuring. Many of the species are injurious to agriculture, as the cankerworms. |
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