noun
Meaning 1
Any moth of the family Saturniidae
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
saturniid
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US: /səˈtɚ.ni.ɪd/
noun
Meaning 2
large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: saturniid moth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: moth
Narrower terms: emperor, emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, imperial moth, Eacles imperialis, giant silkworm moth, silkworm moth, luna moth, Actias luna, cecropia, cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia, io moth, Automeris io, polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus, pernyi moth, Antheraea pernyi, tussah, tusseh, tussur, tussore, tusser, Antheraea mylitta
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Pfauenspinner — Translations
- Italian: saturnide — Translations
- Polish: pawicowaty — Translations