geometrid
belonging or relating to the family Geometridae, comprising slender-bodied, broad-winged moths, the larvae of which are called inchworms: In one lowland rainforest, they recorded more than 400 geometrid species.
Also geometrid moth . any moth of the family Geometridae, comprising slender-bodied, broad-winged moths, the larvae of which are called inchworms, including cankerworms and hemlock loopers.
Origin of geometrid
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Rivulet, riv′ū-let, n. a small stream, brook: a geometrid moth.
Among the Lepidoptera, we notice a reduction in the number of pro-legs in the 'looper' caterpillars of geometrid moths.
The Life-Story of Insects | Geo. H. Carpentergeometrid: larva which, when walking, alternately elevate and straighten the middle of their body: opposed to rectigrade; q.v.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithThe Desmoscolecida move by looping their bodies like geometrid caterpillars or leeches, as well as by creeping on their setae.
By some systematists this small group of moths is treated as a subfamily of the geometrid.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series | Richard South
British Dictionary definitions for geometrid
/ (dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪd) /
any moth of the family Geometridae, the larvae of which are called measuring worms, inchworms, or loopers
of, relating to, or belonging to the Geometridae
Origin of geometrid
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