cecropia moth

Ce·cro·pi·a moth

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Definitions of cecropia moth words

noun cecropia moth a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae 3
noun cecropia moth the largest moth (Hyalophora cecropia) of the U.S., having wide brown wings, each with a crescent-shaped spot of white edged in red 3
noun cecropia moth a large North American silkworm moth, Hyalophora cecropia, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of forest and other trees. 1

before 1865

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1865-70, Americanism; < New Latin Cecropia name of the genus, Latin: feminine of Cecropius pertaining to Cecrops, legendary ruler of Attica

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