Meaning

2 senses

  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

More definitions
  • slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms

Translations

2 languages

Origin

Borrowed from Translingual Geometridae.

Borrowed from Translingual Geometridae.

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Forms

plural: geometrids
Singulargeometrid
Pluralgeometrids

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
moth:geometer mothgeometrid moth
larva:inchwormloopermeasuring wormspanworm
Close in meaning
  • slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms:geometrid moth

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
geologicalC1geologistgeologyB1geometricgeometrygeophysicsgeopoliticalgeopolitically

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