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Definition of Geometrid

1. Noun. Slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms.

Definition of Geometrid

1. a. Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridæ.

2. n. One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family Geometridæ; -- so called because their larvæ (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.

Definition of Geometrid

1. Noun. (zoology) Any of the various moths of the family Geometridae. ¹

2. Noun. A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Geometrid

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Medical Definition of Geometrid

1. Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridae. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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