Definition
Any moth belonging to the family Geometridae, often called inchworms or measuring worms because of their characteristic looping movement.
Etymology
From 'geometry' (Greek 'geometreia,' measuring the earth) plus the taxonomic suffix '-id,' because the caterpillars move in a way that resembles measuring with a ruler.
Kelly Says
Geometrid moths are called 'inchworms' because their caterpillars move by doubling up and stretching out—they literally measure the space they cover like a geometric ruler!
Translations
BNবাংলা
জ্যামিতি
dʒaː.mɪ.tɪ
CACatalà
geometria
hɛo.mɛ.triː.a
CSČeština
geometrie
hɛo.mɛ.triː
DADansk
geometri
hɛo.mɛ.triː
DEDeutsch
Geometrie
ɡeː.o.mɛ.triː
ELΕλληνικά
γεωμετρία
hɛo.mɛ.triː.a
ESEspañol
geometrida
hɛo.mɛ.tɾi.ða
FISuomi
geometria
hɛo.mɛ.triː.a
FRFrançais
géométrie
ʒe.o.mɛ.tri
HEעברית
גיאומטריה
ɡi.o.m.tʁi.a
HIहिन्दी
ज्यामिति
dʒaː.mɪ.tɪ
HUMagyar
geometria
hɛo.mɛ.triː.a
IDBahasa Indonesia
geometri
hɛo.mɛ.tri
ITItaliano
geometria
hɛo.mɛ.tɾi.a
KKKK
геометрия
hɛo.mɛ.tɾi.ja
MSBahasa Melayu
geometri
hɛo.mɛ.tri
MYမြန်မာ
ဂီဟာမေတြီ
hɛo.mɛ.tri
NLNederlands
meetkunde
mɛt.ku.n.də
NONorsk
geometri
hɛo.mɛ.triː
PAPA
ਜੀਓਮੈਟਰੀ
dʒi.o.mɛ.tɾiː
PLPolski
geometria
hɛo.mɛ.triː.a
PTPortuguês
geometrida
ʒɛ.o.mɛ.tɾi.ða
RORomână
geometrie
hɛo.mɛ.triː
RUРусский
геометрия
hɛo.mɛ.tɾi.ja
SVSvenska
geometri
hɛo.mɛ.triː
SWKiswahili
jiometri
hɛo.mɛ.tri
TAதமிழ்
கணிதவியல்
kaː.ni.tha.vi.ja.l
THไทย
เรขาคณิต
rɛː.kha.khɔː.nit
TLTL
heometria
hɛo.mɛ.tri.a
TRTürkçe
geometri
hɛo.mɛ.tri
UKУкраїнська
геометрія
hɛo.mɛ.tɾi.ja
VITiếng Việt
hình học
hɪŋ hɔːk