About The Word Geometrid
Learn about the word Geometrid to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Geometrid definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Geometrid
| Geometrid Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Crib death ‐ sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during…
- Antecubital ‐ of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow;…
- Glaser ‐ United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study…
- Multicolored ‐ having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;…
- Gonion ‐ the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower…
- Atrioventricular bundle ‐ a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac…
- Khesari ‐ European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India…
- Schnauzer ‐ old German breed of sturdy black or grayish wire-haired terriers…
- Drooler ‐ a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he…
- Spaghettini ‐ thin…