GEOMETRID MOTH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms

Synonyms:

geometrid; geometrid moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("geometrid moth" is a kind of...):

moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "geometrid moth"):

Paleacrita vernata (moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms)

Alsophila pometaria (North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms)

Holonyms ("geometrid moth" is a member of...):

family Geometridae; Geometridae (measuring worms)