AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
spongefly: hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges
odonata: dragonflies and damselflies
anisoptera: dragonflies
dragonfly: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
zygoptera: damselflies
trichoptera: an order of insects consisting of caddis flies
trichopterous insect: caddis fly
caddis fly: small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae
caddisworm: larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
thysanura: firebrats; silverfish; machilids
thysanuran insect: primitive wingless insects: bristletail
lepismatidae: firebrats
lepisma: type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish
silverfish: silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
thermobia: a genus of Lepismatidae
firebrat: lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces
machilidae: jumping bristletails
jumping bristletail: wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed
thysanoptera: thrips
thysanopter: an insect of the order Thysanoptera
thripidae: thrips
thrips: any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive
frankliniella: tobacco thrips
tobacco thrips: injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts
genus thrips: type genus of the Thripidae
onion thrips: injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco
dermaptera: earwigs and a few related forms
forficulidae: typical earwigs
forficula: type genus of Forficulidae
common european earwig: sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs
lepidoptera: moths and butterflies
lepidopterous insect: insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
nymphalidae: large beautifully colored butterflies
nymphalid: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
nymphalis: type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies
mourning cloak: of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders
tortoiseshell: brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
vanessa: painted beauty and red admiral
painted beauty: American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots
red admiral: of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings
limenitis: mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars
white admiral: Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
banded purple: North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
red-spotted purple: similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
viceroy: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
satyridae: a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods
ringlet: any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae
polygonia: comma butterflies
comma: anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
spyeria: fritillaries
argynnis: fritillaries
apatura: large Old World butterflies
emperor butterfly: large richly colored butterfly
purple emperor: large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple
inachis: a genus of Nymphalidae
peacock: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
danaidae: small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies
danaid: large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
danaus: type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies
monarch: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
pieridae: arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies
pierid: any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
pieris: type genus of the Pieridae
small white: small widely distributed form
large white: Old World form of cabbage butterfly
southern cabbage butterfly: common North American form of cabbage butterfly
sulphur butterfly: any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies
lycaenidae: family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs
lycaenid: any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
lycaena: type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper
american copper: common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America
strymon: large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies
hairstreak: small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
strymon melinus: larvae are pests of various economic plants
moth miller: any of various moths that have powdery wings
tortricidae: leaf rollers and codling moths
tortricid: any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls
leaf roller: moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk
genus tortrix: type genus of the Tortricidae
homona: tea tortrix
tea tortrix: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
argyrotaenia: orange tortrix
orange tortrix: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
carpocapsa: codling moths
codling moth: a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
lymantriidae: tussock moths
lymantriid: dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
lymantria: type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')
gypsy moth: European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees
euproctis: a genus of Lymantriidae
browntail: small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
gold-tail moth: white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft
geometridae: measuring worms
geometrid: slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
paleacrita: geometrid moths
paleacrita vernata: moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms
alsophila: geometrid moths
alsophila pometaria: North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms
measuring worm: small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
pyralidae: bee moths; corn borers; flour moths
pyralid: usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
pyralis: type genus of the Pyralidae
galleria: a genus of Pyralidae
bee moth: moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs
pyrausta: moths whose larvae are corn borers
corn borer: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
anagasta: moth whose larvae are flour moths
mediterranean flour moth: small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour
ephestia: small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
tobacco moth: small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products
cadra: a genus of Pyralidae
almond moth: a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin
raisin moth: moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products
tineoidea: clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners
tineoid: small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts
tineidae: clothes moths
tineid: small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur
tinea: type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths
casemaking clothes moth: the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins
tineola: webbing clothes moths
webbing clothes moth: moth that forms a web in which it lives
trichophaga: carpet moths
carpet moth: larvae feed on carpets and other woolens
gracilariidae: leaf miners
gracilariid: small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves
gelechiidae: important economic pests
gelechiid: small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests
gelechia: type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms
gelechia gossypiella: small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton
sitotroga: grain moths
angoumois moth: small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
phthorimaea: potato moths
potato moth: greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm
potato tuberworm: larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
noctuidae: cutworms; armyworms
noctuid moth: usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
noctua: type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms
catacala: moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings
red underwing: moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings
cerapteryx: antler moths
antler moth: European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands
heliothis: a genus of Noctuidae
heliothis moth: medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
chorizagrotis: moths whose larvae are army cutworms
army cutworm: larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states
pseudaletia: moths whose larvae are armyworms
armyworm: moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
armyworm: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
spodoptera: moths whose larvae are armyworms
spodoptera exigua: moth whose larvae are beet armyworms
beet armyworm: moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables
spodoptera frugiperda: moth whose larvae are fall armyworms
fall armyworm: larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains
sphingidae: hawkmoths
hawkmoth: any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
manduca: moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms
manduca sexta: moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms
tobacco hornworm: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
manduca quinquemaculata: moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms
tomato hornworm: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm
acherontia: death's-head moth
death's-head moth: European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
bombycid: moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
bombyx: type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
domestic silkworm moth: stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce
saturniidae: important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
saturniid: large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
saturnia: type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth
emperor: large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
eacles: imperial moths
imperial moth: large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
giant silkworm moth: any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae
silkworm: larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
actias: luna moths
luna moth: large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing
hyalophora: American silkworm moth
cecropia: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
samia: silkworm moths
cynthia moth: large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus
ailanthus silkworm: large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
automeris: io moth
io moth: large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
antheraea: large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality
polyphemus moth: very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees
pernyi moth: a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
tussah: oriental moth that produces brownish silk
atticus: atlas moth
atlas moth: giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
arctiidae: tiger moths
arctiid: stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
callimorpha: cinnabar moths
cinnabar: large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
lasiocampidae: tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths
lasiocampid: medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
lasiocampa: type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars
eggar: moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
malacosoma: tent caterpillars
tent-caterpillar moth: moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars
tent-caterpillar moth: moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets
forest tent caterpillar: larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees
lappet: medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
hyphantria: fall webworms
hyphantria cunea: moth whose larvae are fall webworms
fall webworm: a variety of webworm
loxostege: garden webworms
loxostege similalis: moth whose larvae are garden webworms
garden webworm: a variety of webworm
corn borer: larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
pink bollworm: larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls
corn earworm: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
cabbageworm: toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly
woolly bear: caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests
phoronida: small phylum of wormlike marine animals
bryozoa: marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
bryozoan: sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
ectoprocta: coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa
entoprocta: sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa
cycliophora: tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta
symbion pandora: only known species of Cycliophora; lives symbiotically attached to a lobster's lip by an adhesive disk and feeding by means of a hairy mouth ring; its complex life cycle includes asexual and sexual phases
brachiopoda: marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
brachiopod: marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
sipuncula: peanut worms
peanut worm: small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut
echinodermata: radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers
asteroidea: sea stars
starfish: echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
ophiuroidea: brittle stars and basket stars
ophiurida: brittle stars
brittle star: an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
euryalida: basket stars
basket star: any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
euryale: basket stars
astrophyton: includes many of the basket stars
astrophyton muricatum: a variety of basket star
gorgonocephalus: basket stars
echinoidea: sea urchins and sand dollars
edible sea urchin: a sea urchin that can be eaten
exocycloida: flat sea urchins
spatangoida: heart-shaped sea urchins
crinoidea: sea lilies
ptilocrinus: sea lilies
antedonidae: feather stars
comatulidae: former usage synonymous with Antedonidae
antedon: a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae
comatula: former usage synonymous with Antedon
feather star: free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms
holothuroidea: class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers
sea cucumber: echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders
holothuridae: a family of Holothuroidea
holothuria: type genus of the Holothuridae
trepang: of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese
foot: any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
duplicidentata: in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals
lagomorpha: rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia
lagomorph: relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
leporidae: hares and rabbits
leporid: rabbits and hares
rabbit: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
bunny: (usually informal) especially a young rabbit
oryctolagus: Old World rabbits
european rabbit: common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless
sylvilagus: North American rabbits
wood rabbit: common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
eastern cottontail: widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions
swamp rabbit: a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands
marsh hare: a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida
lepus: type genus of the Leporidae: hares
european hare: large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter
white-tailed jackrabbit: largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter; tail nearly always all white
blacktail jackrabbit: the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail
polar hare: a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter
snowshoe hare: large large-footed North American hare; white in winter
belgian hare: red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare
angora: domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair
ochotonidae: pikas and extinct forms
pika: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
ochotona: type genus of the Ochotonidae
little chief hare: North American pika
collared pika: similar to little chief hare and may be same species
rodentia: small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis
rodent: relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
myomorpha: true rats and mice and related rodents
muroidea: a superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded
muridae: originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches
mus: type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
house mouse: brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
micromyx: Old World harvest mice
harvest mouse: small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields
apodemus: Old World field mice
field mouse: any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
european wood mouse: nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
rattus: common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge
brown rat: common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
black rat: common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
nesokia: bandicoot rats
bandicoot rat: burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
conilurus: jerboa rats
notomys: jerboa rats
hydromyinae: water rats of Australia and New Guinea
hydromys: water rats
cricetidae: mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
new world mouse: a variety of rodent
reithrodontomys: New World harvest mice
american harvest mouse: any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields
peromyscus: New World wood mice
white-footed mouse: American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts
deer mouse: brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus
cactus mouse: burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States
cotton mouse: large dark mouse of southeastern United States
baiomys: pygmy mice
pygmy mouse: very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico
onychomys: grasshopper mice
ondatra: muskrats
muskrat: beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
neofiber: round-tailed muskrat
round-tailed muskrat: of Florida wetlands
sigmodon: American cotton rats
cotton rat: destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
wood rat: any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
vole: any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows
neotoma: packrats
packrat: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
dusky-footed woodrat: host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California
eastern woodrat: large greyish-brown wood rat of the southeastern United States
oryzomys: rice rats
rice rat: hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States
pitymys: pine mice
pine vole: short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States
microtus: voles of the northern hemisphere
meadow vole: widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada
water vole: of western North America
prairie vole: typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
arvicola: in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
water vole: common large Eurasian vole
clethrionomys: a genus of Cricetidae
red-backed mouse: any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America
genus phenacomys: North American voles
cricetus: type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters
eurasian hamster: a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia
mesocricetus: golden hamsters
golden hamster: small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet
gerbillinae: gerbils
gerbillus: type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils
gerbil: small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
meriones: a genus of Cricetidae
tamarisk gerbil: a gerbil that is popular as a pet
sand rat: southern European gerbil
lemmus: lemmings
european lemming: notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown
brown lemming: of northwestern Canada and Alaska
myopus: a genus of Cricetidae
grey lemming: Old World lemming
dicrostonyx: pied lemmings
hudson bay collared lemming: of northern Canada
synaptomys: bog lemmings