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单词 geometrid
释义

geometrid

[ jee-om-i-trid ]
/ dʒiˈɒm ɪ trɪd /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Geometridae, comprising slender-bodied, broad-winged moths, the larvae of which are called measuring worms.

noun

a geometrid moth.

Origin of geometrid

1860–65; <New Latin Geometridae, equivalent to Geometr(a) a genus name (see geometer; so called because the larva seems to measure the ground with its looping motion) + -idae-id2

Words nearby geometrid

geometric pace, geometric progression, geometric ratio, geometrics, geometric series, geometrid, geometrize, geometry, geomorphic, geomorphology, geonavigation
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British Dictionary definitions for geometrid

geometrid
/ (dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪd) /

noun

any moth of the family Geometridae, the larvae of which are called measuring worms, inchworms, or loopers

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Geometridae

Word Origin for geometrid

C19: from New Latin Geōmetridae, from Latin, from Greek geometrēs: land measurer, from the looping gait of the larvae
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