Geometrid

a.	1.	(Zool.) Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridæ.
n.	1.	(Zool.) 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.

Noun

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geometrid - slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms Synonyms: geometrid moth

Alsophila pometaria, family Geometridae, geometrid moth, Geometridae, moth, Paleacrita vernata