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ANTHERAEA PERNYI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Antheraea pernyi mean?
• ANTHERAEA PERNYI (noun)
The noun ANTHERAEA PERNYI has 1 sense:
1. a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
Familiarity information: ANTHERAEA PERNYI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Antheraea pernyi; pernyi moth
Hypernyms ("Antheraea pernyi" is a kind of...):
saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)
Holonyms ("Antheraea pernyi" is a member of...):
Antheraea; genus Antheraea (large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality)
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