geometrid
English
Etymology
Noun
geometrid (plural geometrids)
- (entomology) Any of the family Geometridae of moths.
- A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring.
Synonyms
- (moth): geometer moth, geometrid moth
- (larva): inchworm, looper, measuring worm, spanworm
Translations
geometrid moth — see geometrid moth
larva
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