promethea moth

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Definition of promethea moth words

noun promethea moth a silkworm moth, Callosamia promethea, having reddish-brown wings, each with a border of white or yellow, the larvae of which feed on spicebush and other lauraceous plants. 1

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05, Americanism; < New Latin, feminine of Latin Prometheus Prometheus

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