Citations:geometræ

Noun:

 * 1831, Baron Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille and H. M’Murtrie, The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with its Organization, G. & C. & H. Carvill; Volume IV, page #172:
 * Several of these geometræ, when at rest, remain fixed to the branches of plants by the hind feet alone, where, in the form, colour and direction of their body they resemble a twig ; they can support themselves in this position for a long time, without exhibiting the slightest symptom of life.