Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geometrid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: ge-ometrid
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the family Geometridae of moths

noun

A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring

adj

Relating to such moths

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Geometridae.

Inflected Forms

geometrids (plural)

Synonyms

geometer moth geometrid moth inchworm looper measuring worm spanworm

Questions

What does geometrid mean?: Any of the family Geometridae of moths
Where does geometrid come from?: Borrowed from Translingual Geometridae.

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