HyperDic: geometrid_moth

English > 1 sense of the expression geometrid moth:
NOUNanimalgeometrid moth, geometridslender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
English > geometrid moth: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningslender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms.
Synonymgeometrid
Member ofGeometridae, family Geometridaemeasuring worms
NarrowerAlsophila pometariaNorth American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females
Paleacrita vernatamoth whose larvae are spring cankerworms
Broadermothtypically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

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