noun
geometrid moths
• Syn: ↑genus Paleacrita
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Geometridae, ↑family Geometridae
• Member Meronyms: ↑Paleacrita vernata, ↑spring cankerworm
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈakrəd.ə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin
: a genus of geometrid moths that contains the spring cankerworm
Useful english dictionary. 2012.