geometriformadj.

Brit.

/dʒɪəˈmɛtrᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˌdʒiəˈmɛtrəfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Geometra , -form comb. form².

Etymology: < scientific Latin Geometra (see geometrid n.) + -form comb. form². Compare scientific Latin Geometriformes (1835 or earlier).

Entomology.

Having the form of a geometrid; resembling (that of) moths or caterpillars of the genus Geometra. Also: of or relating to a lepidopteran division Geometriformes comprising geometrids and related moths.

ΚΠ

1857 H. T. Stainton Man. Brit. Butterflies & Moths I. 296 Acontia...Larva long and slender, geometriform, with only twelve legs.

1871 Trans. Entomol. Soc. 329 M. Guenée..described the ‘Noctuélites’ in the old order, that is, beginning with the Bombyciformes, and having the Geometriform families at the end.

1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 715 In the lower Noctuidæ..the larvæ are at first geometriform, having but three pairs of proplegs.

1919 Jrnl. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 27 57 The strikingly colored, geometriform larvæ of this species first attracted our attention during the summer of 1917.

2000 J. P. Brock Evol. Adaptive Syst. xxi. 538 The abdominal tympanum is apparently endocladic in geometriform and pyraliform moths.

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

单词	geometriform
释义	geometriformadj. Brit. /dʒɪəˈmɛtrᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˌdʒiəˈmɛtrəfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Geometra , -form comb. form². Etymology: < scientific Latin Geometra (see geometrid n.) + -form comb. form². Compare scientific Latin Geometriformes (1835 or earlier). Entomology. Having the form of a geometrid; resembling (that of) moths or caterpillars of the genus Geometra. Also: of or relating to a lepidopteran division Geometriformes comprising geometrids and related moths. ΚΠ 1857 H. T. Stainton Man. Brit. Butterflies & Moths I. 296 Acontia...Larva long and slender, geometriform, with only twelve legs. 1871 Trans. Entomol. Soc. 329 M. Guenée..described the ‘Noctuélites’ in the old order, that is, beginning with the Bombyciformes, and having the Geometriform families at the end. 1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 715 In the lower Noctuidæ..the larvæ are at first geometriform, having but three pairs of proplegs. 1919 Jrnl. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 27 57 The strikingly colored, geometriform larvæ of this species first attracted our attention during the summer of 1917. 2000 J. P. Brock Evol. Adaptive Syst. xxi. 538 The abdominal tympanum is apparently endocladic in geometriform and pyraliform moths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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