SATURNIID


Meaning of SATURNIID in English

n.

Pronunciation: -n ē - ə d

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin Saturniidae, from Saturnia, genus of moths, from Latin, daughter of the god Saturn

Date: circa 1909

: any of a family (Saturniidae) of usually large stout strong-winged moths (as a luna moth or a cecropia moth) with hairy bodies

– saturniid adjective

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