CECROPIA MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cecropia moth mean? 

• CECROPIA MOTH (noun)
  The noun CECROPIA MOTH has 1 sense:

1. North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees

  Familiarity information: CECROPIA MOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CECROPIA MOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cecropia; cecropia moth; Hyalophora cecropia

Hypernyms ("cecropia moth" is a kind of...):

saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)