English Explanatory Dictionary

geometrid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the family Geometridae of moths
  2. A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring
adj
  1. Relating to such moths

Word forms

geometrid geometrids

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Geometridae.

Synonyms

geometer moth geometrid moth inchworm looper measuring worm spanworm
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