Geometridae

Translingual

Etymology

Geometra +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Geometridae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – the measuring worms, loopers, and cankerworms.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Lepidoptera - order

Hyponyms

(family): Alsophilinae, Archiearinae, Desmobathrinae, Ennominae, Geometrinae, Larentiinae, Oenochrominae, Orthostixinae, Sterrhinae - subfamilies

References

Geometridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Geometridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Geometridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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