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EMPEROR MOTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does emperor moth mean?
• EMPEROR MOTH (noun)
The noun EMPEROR MOTH has 1 sense:
1. large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
Familiarity information: EMPEROR MOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
emperor; emperor moth; Saturnia pavonia
Hypernyms ("emperor moth" is a kind of...):
saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)
Holonyms ("emperor moth" is a member of...):
genus Saturnia; Saturnia (type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth)
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