geometrid

Questions about geometrid

What does geometrid mean?

geometrid means "slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms".

How many syllables are in geometrid?

geometrid has 4 syllables: ge-o-me-trid. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for geometrid?

Close synonyms include geometrid moth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is geometrid a common word?

geometrid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.