different between looper vs geometrid

English

Etymology

loop +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lu?p?(?)/
• Rhymes: -u?p?(?)

Noun

looper (plural loopers)

1. An instrument or tool, such as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn or cord, etc.
2. A moth having a caterpillar which arches its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks due to having fewer prolegs, including inchworms or measuring worms in the family Geometridae and some species in the family Noctuidae.
3. A (usually electronic) tool for creating music loops.
4. (slang) A golf caddy

Translations

Anagrams

• Pooler, peloro-, pooler

English

Etymology

geometer +? -id

Noun

geometrid (plural geometrids)

1. (entomology) Any of the family Geometridae of moths
2. A larva of such moth, which when walking alternate legs and prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring

Synonyms

• (moth): geometer moth, geometrid moth

• (larva): inchworm, looper, measuring worm, spanworm

Translations

Adjective

geometrid (not comparable)

1. Relating to such moths