saturniid
English Thesaurus
1. large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | moth, |
| definition | : | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | eacles imperialis, imperial moth, |
| definition | : | large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | actias luna, luna moth, |
| definition | : | large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | automeris io, io moth, |
| definition | : | large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | antheraea polyphemus, polyphemus moth, |
| definition | : | very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | family saturniidae, saturniidae, |
| definition | : | important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known (noun.animal) |
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