Difference between revisions of "geometrid"
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|etymology=Greek <i>ge</i>, earth; <i>metron</i>, measure | |etymology=Greek <i>ge</i>, earth; <i>metron</i>, measure | ||
| − | |definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) A larva whose movements resemble a looping motion moving tail to head, such as the geometrid moth larva (Geometridae) | + | |definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) A [[larva]] whose movements resemble a looping motion moving [[tail]] to [[head]], such as the geometrid moth [[larva]] (Geometridae) “measuring worms”; geometroid. |
|see also=[[rectigrade]] | |see also=[[rectigrade]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 13 September 2013
geometrid (adjective; Greek ge, earth; metron, measure): (Arthropoda: Insecta) A larva whose movements resemble a looping motion moving tail to head, such as the geometrid moth larva (Geometridae) “measuring worms”; geometroid.See also: rectigrade
