- 1. a. Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridae. Source: opted
- 2. n. 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. Source: opted
- 3. n. slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms Source: wordnet
- 4. Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridæ. 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
- 5. Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridæ. Source: adambom
- 6. n. slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms Source: ecdict
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