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1. (adj.) geometrid
belonging or pertaining to the family Geometridae, comprising slender-bodied, broad-winged moths, the larvae of which are called measuring worms.
2. (n.) geometrid
a geometrid moth.
Etymology: (1860–65; < NL Geometridae)
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1. (noun) geometrid, geometrid moth
slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
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1. (adj) geometrid
pertaining or belonging to the Geometridae
2. (noun) geometrid
one of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family Geometridae; -- so called because their larvae (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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