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geometrid

DEFINITIONS OF: geometrid

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n slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms

Synonyms:
geometrid moth
Types:
Paleacrita vernata
moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms
Alsophila pometaria
North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms
Type of:
moth
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
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