geometridn.adj.

Brit.

/dʒɪəˈmɛtrɪd/,

/dʒɪˈɒmᵻtrɪd/, U.S.

/ˌdʒiəˈmɛtrɪd/,

/dʒiˈɑmətrɪd/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Geometra , geōmetra , -id suffix³.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Geometra, genus name ( Linnaeus Systema naturae (ed. 10, 1758) 495, originally as a subdivision of the genus Phalaena), specific use of classical Latin geōmetra (see geometer n.) + -id suffix³, after scientific Latin Geometridae, family name ( J. F. Stephens Systematic Catal. Brit. Insects (1829) ii. 14), alteration of Geometrida ( W. E. Leach in Edinb. Encycl. (1815) IX. 134/2).

Entomology.

A. n.

A moth of the large family Geometridae, typically having cryptically patterned wings held out flat when at rest, with caterpillars that often mimic small twigs in appearance and move by alternately hunching and stretching the body (cf. geometer n. 4).

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Geometridae > member of (geometrid)

geometrid1857

1857 L. J. R. Agassiz Contrib. Nat. Hist. U.S.A. I. 159 Whether a Moth is a Noctuelite, a Geometrid, a Pyralid, etc.

1876 A. S. Packard Geometrid Moths 37 The times of appearance of our geometrids.

1901 M. C. Dickerson Moths & Butterflies ii. 206 These caterpillars are Geometrids, or measuring worms, i.e., they lack the prolegs in the middle of the body, and so must walk with a looping motion, measuring the ground by inches.

1963 V. Nabokov Gift ii. 109 A tropical geometrid coloured in perfect imitation of a species of butterfly infinitely removed from it in nature's system.

2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies xviii. 580 Geometrids are in the top three largest moth families at about 21,000 described species.

B. adj.

Designating the family Geometridae; of, relating to, or characteristic of this family.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [adjective] > belonging to family Geometridae

geometrideous1836

geometrid1865

1865 S. Tenney Nat. Hist. 406 Geometrid family.—This Family comprises moths whose larvæ seem to measure the surfaces over which they pass.

1876 A. S. Packard (title) A monograph of the Geometrid moths or Phalænidæ of the United States.

1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. vi. 415 The peculiar mode of progression of the Geometrid larvae, which are known as Loopers.

1935 ‘G. Orwell’ Clergyman's Daughter (1960) i. 15 His eye was upon Miss Mayfill, who was doubling herself up like a geometrid caterpillar, with many creakings.

1967 T. Lewis & L. R. Taylor Introd. Exper. Ecol. iv. 154 Some Geometrid and Drepanid moths resemble bird droppings.

2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 246 Even more strange are the ambush tactics employed by the caterpillars of a geometrid moth species belonging to the genus Eupithecia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	geometrid
释义	geometridn.adj. Brit. /dʒɪəˈmɛtrɪd/, /dʒɪˈɒmᵻtrɪd/, U.S. /ˌdʒiəˈmɛtrɪd/, /dʒiˈɑmətrɪd/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Geometra , geōmetra , -id suffix³. Etymology: < scientific Latin Geometra, genus name ( Linnaeus Systema naturae (ed. 10, 1758) 495, originally as a subdivision of the genus Phalaena), specific use of classical Latin geōmetra (see geometer n.) + -id suffix³, after scientific Latin Geometridae, family name ( J. F. Stephens Systematic Catal. Brit. Insects (1829) ii. 14), alteration of Geometrida ( W. E. Leach in Edinb. Encycl. (1815) IX. 134/2). Entomology. A. n. A moth of the large family Geometridae, typically having cryptically patterned wings held out flat when at rest, with caterpillars that often mimic small twigs in appearance and move by alternately hunching and stretching the body (cf. geometer n. 4). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Geometridae > member of (geometrid) geometrid1857 1857 L. J. R. Agassiz Contrib. Nat. Hist. U.S.A. I. 159 Whether a Moth is a Noctuelite, a Geometrid, a Pyralid, etc. 1876 A. S. Packard Geometrid Moths 37 The times of appearance of our geometrids. 1901 M. C. Dickerson Moths & Butterflies ii. 206 These caterpillars are Geometrids, or measuring worms, i.e., they lack the prolegs in the middle of the body, and so must walk with a looping motion, measuring the ground by inches. 1963 V. Nabokov Gift ii. 109 A tropical geometrid coloured in perfect imitation of a species of butterfly infinitely removed from it in nature's system. 2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies xviii. 580 Geometrids are in the top three largest moth families at about 21,000 described species. B. adj. Designating the family Geometridae; of, relating to, or characteristic of this family. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [adjective] > belonging to family Geometridae geometrideous1836 geometrid1865 1865 S. Tenney Nat. Hist. 406 Geometrid family.—This Family comprises moths whose larvæ seem to measure the surfaces over which they pass. 1876 A. S. Packard (title) A monograph of the Geometrid moths or Phalænidæ of the United States. 1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. vi. 415 The peculiar mode of progression of the Geometrid larvae, which are known as Loopers. 1935 ‘G. Orwell’ Clergyman's Daughter (1960) i. 15 His eye was upon Miss Mayfill, who was doubling herself up like a geometrid caterpillar, with many creakings. 1967 T. Lewis & L. R. Taylor Introd. Exper. Ecol. iv. 154 Some Geometrid and Drepanid moths resemble bird droppings. 2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 246 Even more strange are the ambush tactics employed by the caterpillars of a geometrid moth species belonging to the genus Eupithecia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1857
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