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moth vs geometrid moth

geometrid moth vs moth

moth and geometrid moth both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
moth Yes No No No
geometrid moth Yes No No No
As nouns, geometrid moth is a hyponym of moth; that is, geometrid moth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than moth:
  • moth: typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
  • geometrid moth: slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
Other hyponyms of moth include miller, moth miller, tortricid, tortricid moth, lymantriid, tussock moth, geometrid, pyralid, pyralid moth, tineoid, tineoid moth, gelechiid, gelechiid moth, noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth, hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth, saturniid, saturniid moth, arctiid, arctiid moth, lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth, Malacosoma americana, tent-caterpillar moth.
moth (noun) geometrid moth (noun)
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
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