Meanings
nounPernyi moth (plural Pernyi moths)
plural Pernyi moths
- A silk-producing saturniid moth (Antheraea pernyi) that feeds on oaks.
Synonyms: Chinese tussar moth, Chinese tasar moth, temperate tussar moth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA silk-producing saturniid moth (Antheraea pernyi) that feeds on oaks.
Similar
Chinese tussar mothChinese tasar mothtemperate tussar moth
More synonyms by meaning
nouna Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
Similar
Antheraea pernyi
Broader
saturniidsaturniid moth
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Pernyi moth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pernyi%20moth
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“Pernyi moth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pernyi%20moth. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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