geometrid in English

noun
1
a moth of a large family ( Geometridae ), distinguished by having twiglike caterpillars that move by arching and straightening the body.
There aren't very large numbers of macro moths, just a few noctuids, some small pyralids, and a handful of geometrids .
noun
    geometrid moth

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1. Cankerworm, name for two destructive inchworms [1], or larvae of geometrid moths

2. Cankerworm definition: the larva of either of two geometrid moths , Paleacrita vernata or Alsophila pometaria, Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

3. Cankerworm definition, the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata(spring

4. Cankerworm definition is - either of two geometrid moths (Alsophila pometaria and Paleacrita vernata) and especially their larvae which are serious pests of fruit and shade trees.