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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Geometrid \Ge*om"e*trid\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
     Pertaining or belonging to the Geometrid[ae].
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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 of the species are
     injurious to agriculture, as the cankerworms.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Geometrid \Ge*om"e*trid\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
     Pertaining or belonging to the Geometrid[ae].

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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 of the species are
     injurious to agriculture, as the cankerworms.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  geometrid
       n : slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called
           measuring worms [syn: geometrid moth]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  geometrid
     a.
     Relating to such moths
     n.
     1 (lb en entomology) Any of the family Geometridae of moths
     2 A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and
  prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  geometrid
     a.
     Relating to such moths
     n.
     1 (lb en entomology) Any of the family Geometridae of moths
     2 A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and
  prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  geometrid
     a.
     Relating to such moths
     n.
     1 (lb en entomology) Any of the family Geometridae of moths
     2 A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and
  prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  geometrid
     a.
     Relating to such moths
     n.
     1 (lb en entomology) Any of the family Geometridae of moths
     2 A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and
  prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  geometrid
     Englanti n.
     mittari (''Geometridae''-suvun perhonen)

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  geometrid /dʒˌiːəʊmˈɛtɹɪd/ 
  mittarimato
  larva

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  geometrid /dʒˌiːəʊmˈɛtɹɪd/
  1. (zool.) tırtılları yeri olçer gibi yürüyen birkaç çesit pervane.

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 尺获科,尺获蛾;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 尺蠖科
     a. 尺蠖的

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