GEOMETRIDS

Noun

geometrids

plural of geometrid

Source: Wiktionary


GEOMETRID

Ge*om"e*trid, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridæ.

Ge*om"e*trid, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COMMUNICATIONS

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