Meanings
plural geometrids
- biologyAny of the family Geometridae of moths
- A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring
Synonyms: geometer moth, geometrid moth, inchworm, looper, measuring worm, spanworm
- not comparableRelating to such moths
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring
More synonyms by meaning
nounslender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- translingualGeometridae
- translingualGeometridae
- Englishgeometrid
Borrowed from Translingual Geometridae.
More words from translingual
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish mittarimato
- mittarimatolarva
Hungarian araszolólepke
- araszolólepkelarva
Polish larwa miernikowcowatych
- larwa miernikowcowatychlarva
Spanish gusano medidor
- gusano medidorlarva
Cite this entry
geometrid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geometrid
“geometrid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geometrid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geometrid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geometrid.
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