PERNYI MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pernyi moth mean? 

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

1. a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERNYI MOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Antheraea pernyi; pernyi moth

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

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

Holonyms ("pernyi moth" is a member of...):

Antheraea; genus Antheraea (large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality)