Definition of Geometridae
:a family of chiefly medium-sized and slender-bodied moths with large wings and larvae that are loopers and that often feed destructively on various trees and cultivated plants
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Geometridae
plural noun
Ge·o·met·ri·dae
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ˌjēəˈme‧trəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of geometridae
New Latin, from Latin geometres, geometra geometer + New Latin -idae; from the looping movement, suggestive of earth measurement
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