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geometrid definition

ge·om·etrid (jē äm′ə trid)

noun

any of a family (Geometridae) of moths whose larvae are called measuring worms

Etymology: < ModL Geometridae < L geometres: see geometry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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