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Anisopteryx pometaria Cankerworm Can"ker*worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very
injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often
entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larv[ae] are
also called cankerworms.
Note: The autumnal species (Anisopteryx pometaria) becomes
adult late in autumn (after frosts) and in winter. The
spring species (A. vernata) remains in the ground
through the winter, and matures in early spring. Both
have winged males and wingless females. The larv[ae]
are similar in appearance and habits, and belong to the
family of measuring worms or spanworms. These larv[ae]
hatch from the eggs when the leaves begin to expand in
spring.
Cometarium Cometarium Com`e*ta"ri*um, n. [NL.] (Astron.)
An instrument, intended to represent the revolution of a
comet round the sun. --Hutton.
scymetar Scimiter Scim"i*ter, Scimitar Scim"i*tar, n. [F. cimeterre,
cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra
with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[=i]r.]
1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the
convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs
and persians. [Written also cimeter, and scymetar.]
2. A long-handled billhook. See Billhook.
Scimiter pods (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a
leguminous woody climbing plant (Entada scandens)
growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard
round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are
made into boxes.
