1) Geometrid moth 2) Moth
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• (n.) 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. • (a.) Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridae.Geo...
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<zoology> Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridae. ... <zoology> 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 canker...
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Ge·om'e·trid adjective (Zoology) Pertaining or belonging to the
Geometridæ .
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n] - slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
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geometrid moth noun slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
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