GEOMETRID
\d͡ʒˌiːə͡ʊmˈɛtɹɪd], \dʒˌiːəʊmˈɛtɹɪd], \dʒ_ˌiː__əʊ_m_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_ɪ_d]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridae.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridae.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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