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Definition of: geometrid
(jē·om′ə·trid) noun
Any of a family (Geometridae) of moths whose larvae are called measuring worms, because they walk by moving their abdominal and anal prolegs, thus forming the body into a loop, giving the impression that they are measuring the space below. [<NL Geometridae <L geometres. See GEOMETER.]
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