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GENUS ATTICUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Atticus mean?
• GENUS ATTICUS (noun)
The noun GENUS ATTICUS has 1 sense:
1. atlas moth
Familiarity information: GENUS ATTICUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Atlas moth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Atticus; genus Atticus
Hypernyms ("genus Atticus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Atticus"):
atlas moth; Atticus atlas (giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk)
Holonyms ("genus Atticus" is a member of...):
family Saturniidae; Saturniidae (important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known)
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