单词 | geometrid |
释义 | geometrid[ jee-om-i-trid ] / dʒiˈɒm ɪ trɪd / adjectivebelonging or pertaining to the family Geometridae, comprising slender-bodied, broad-winged moths, the larvae of which are called measuring worms. nouna geometrid moth. Origin of geometrid1860–65; <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 geometridgeometric pace, geometric progression, geometric ratio, geometrics, geometric series, geometrid, geometrize, geometry, geomorphic, geomorphology, geonavigation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for geometridBritish Dictionary definitions for geometridgeometrid / (dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪd) / nounany moth of the family Geometridae, the larvae of which are called measuring worms, inchworms, or loopers adjectiveof, relating to, or belonging to the Geometridae Word Origin for geometridC19: from New Latin Geōmetridae, from Latin, from Greek geometrēs: land measurer, from the looping gait of the larvae Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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