geometrid moths

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• geometrid moth — ▪ insect       any member of a group of moths (order Lepidoptera) that includes the species commonly known as pug, wave, emerald, and carpet moths. The larvae of geometrid moths are called by a variety of common names, including inchworm,… …   Universalium

• Geometrid — Ge*om e*trid, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family {Geometrid[ae]}; so called because their larv[ae] (called loopers, measuring worms, spanworms, and inchworms) creep in a looping manner, as if measuring. Many… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• geometrid — [jē äm′ə trid] n. [< ModL Geometridae < L geometres: see GEOMETRY] any of a family (Geometridae) of moths whose larvae are called measuring worms …   English World dictionary

• geometrid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek geōmetrēs geometer, from geōmetrein Date: 1876 any of a family (Geometridae) of usually medium sized moths with large wings and larvae that are loopers • geometrid adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• geometrid — /jee om i trid/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the family Geometridae, comprising slender bodied, broad winged moths, the larvae of which are called measuring worms. n. 2. a geometrid moth. [1860 65; < NL Geometridae, equiv. to Geometr(a) a… …   Universalium

• geometrid moth — noun Any of the various moths of the family Geometridae. Syn: geometer moth, geometrid …   Wiktionary

• geometrid — noun a) Any of the various moths of the family Geometridae. b) A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring. Syn: geometer moth, geometrid mo …   Wiktionary

• geometrid — ge•om•e•trid [[t]dʒiˈɒm ɪ trɪd[/t]] adj. 1) ent belonging or pertaining to the family Geometridae, comprising slender bodied, broad winged moths, the larvae of which are called measuring worms 2) ent a geometrid moth • Etymology: 1860–65; < NL …   From formal English to slang

• geometrid — /dʒiˈɒmətrɪd/ (say jee omuhtrid) adjective 1. of or relating to the moths of the family Geometridae, the larvae of which are called measuring worms or loopers. –noun 2. a geometrid moth. {New Latin Geōmetridae, from Latin geōmetra geometer} …  

• Grauer Zwergspanner — (Idaea seriata) Systematik Ordnung: Schmetterlinge (Lepidoptera) Familie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Geometridae — Spanner Rauten Rindenspanner (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) Systematik Klasse: Insekt …   Deutsch Wikipedia