| geometrid | <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 cankerworms. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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