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geometrid moth

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the various moths of the family Geometridae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: geometrid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: moth

Narrower terms: Paleacrita vernata, Alsophila pometaria

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: пя́дзенік (pjádzjenik) — moth
  • Chinese Cantonese: 尺蛾 (cek3 ngo4) — moth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尺蛾 (chǐ'é) — moth
  • Min Nan Chinese: 曲痀蟲 /曲痀虫 (khiau-ku-thâng) — moth
  • Min Nan Chinese: 隱痀仔蟲 /隐痀仔虫 (ún-ku-á-thâng) — moth
  • Danish: måler — moth
  • Finnish: mittari — moth
  • Finnish: mittarimato — moth
  • French: phalène — moth
  • Norwegian Bokmål: måler — moth
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: målar — moth
  • Polish: miernikowiec — moth
  • Swedish: mätare — moth
  • Ukrainian: п'яду́н (pʺjadún) — moth