emperor moth

noun

A moth of the subfamily Saturniinae.

Similar
emperorSaturnia pavonia

Meanings

nounemperor moth (plural emperor moths)

plural emperor moths

  1. A moth of the subfamily Saturniinae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings

Similar
emperorSaturnia pavonia
Broader
saturniidsaturniid moth
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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Chicago

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