Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A large family of heterocerous lepidopterous insects or moths, named from the genus Geometra, whose larvæ are measuring-worms; the geometers, geometrids, phalænids, or Phalœnidœ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A natural family of moths whose larvae are called measuring worms.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Geometroidea — themeasuring worms ,loopers , andcankerworms .
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- noun measuring worms
Etymologies
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Examples
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Causes of cyclicity of '' Epirrita autumnata '' (Lepidoptera, Geometridae): grandiose theory and tedious practice.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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Moth larvae, particularly those in the family Geometridae (the “loopers” or “spanworms”), are a large component of the diet of many passerine birds in the boreal forest and near the forest/tundra margin.
Effects of climate change on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009
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Causes of cyclicity of Epirrita autumnata (Lepidoptera, Geometridae): grandiose theory and tedious practice.
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The Geometridae family (Lepidoptera) contains approximately 50 percent endemicity.
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Other Lepidoptera groups (e.g. Geometridae) also show high levels of endemism.
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Howlett & Michael E.N. Majerus, The understanding of industrial melanism in the Peppered moth (Biston betularia) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), Biol J.
Ten Questions to Ask Your Biology Teacher - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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Lepidoptera: more specifically applied to the Geometridae.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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(Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae), with notes on limitations in using DNA barcodes for delimiting species.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Melanie Norgate et al. 2009
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Geometridae) in the Scandinavian mountain chain and northern Finland 1862 – 1968.
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Geometridae) in the Scandinavian mountain chain and northern Finland 1862 – 1968.
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