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geometrid

Main Entry:: geo·me·trid
Pronunciation:: \jē-ˈä-mə-trəd, ˌjē-ə-ˈme-trəd\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: ultimately from Greek geōmetrēs geometer, from geōmetrein
Date:: 1876

: any of a family (Geometridae) of usually medium-sized moths with large wings and larvae that are loopers

— geometrid adjective

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