SATURNIID

Meaning of SATURNIID in English

[ sə'tə:nɪɪd ]

■ noun Entomology a moth of a family (Saturniidae) which includes the emperor moths and the giant Indian silk moths.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Saturniidae , from the genus name Saturnia .

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SATURNIID — noun Etymology: New Latin Saturniidae, from Saturnia, genus of moths, from Latin, daughter of the god Saturn Date: circa 1909 …
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SATURNIID — I. səˈtərnēə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Saturniidae : of or relating to the Saturniidae II. noun ( -s ) : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SATURNIID — /seuh terr"nee id/ , n. 1. any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SATURNIID — noun Etymology: New Latin Saturniidae, from Saturnia, genus of moths, from Latin, daughter of the god Saturn Date: circa 1909 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SATURNIID — [sa.tur.ni.id] n [NL Saturniidae, fr. Saturnia, genus of moths, fr. L, daughter of the god Saturn] (ca. 1909): any of …
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SATURNIID — n. any large moth of the family Saturniidae, including emperor moths. [mod.L]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SATURNIID — n. any large moth of the family Saturniidae, including emperor moths. [ mod.L ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SATURNIID — n. any large moth of the family Saturniidae, including emperor moths. Etymology: mod.L
Oxford English vocab
SATURNIID — n. Pronunciation: -n ē - ə d Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Saturniidae, from Saturnia, genus of moths, from Latin, …
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SATURNIID MOTH — or giant silkworm moth Any of some 800 moth species of the principally tropical family Saturniidae. Adults have a stout, …
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SATURNIID MOTH
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TUSSAH — or tussore noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu tasar Date: 1590 silk or silk fabric from the brownish fiber produced by …
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SILK MOTH — noun Date: 1772 the common silkworm ( Bombyx mori ), saturniid
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LUNA MOTH — noun Etymology: New Latin luna (specific epithet of Actias luna), from Latin, moon Date: 1869 a large mostly pale green …
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IO MOTH — noun Etymology: Latin Io Date: 1870 a chiefly North American saturniid moth ( Automeris io ) having a large circular …
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IMPERIAL MOTH — noun Date: circa 1904 a large North American saturniid moth ( Eacles imperialis ) having yellow wings marked with reddish-brown …
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CECROPIA MOTH — noun Etymology: New Latin cecropia, from Latin, feminine of Cecropius Athenian, from Greek Kekropios, from Kekrops Cecrops, legendary king of …
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SILKWORM MOTH — Any moth in the genus Bombyx (family Bombycidae). The Chinese silkworm ( B. mori ) has been used in commercial …
Английский словарь Британика
MOTH — I Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
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LUNA MOTH — Species ( Actias luna ) of saturniid moth of eastern North America. Lunas are pale green and have a wingspread …
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SAMIA — ˈsāmēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, the Samian goddess (epithet of Juno or Saturnia), from feminine of …
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PROMETHEA MOTH — prə]ˈmēthēə-, prō] noun also pro·me·theus moth -thēəs-, -ˌth(y)üs- Etymology: promethea from New Latin, from Latin, feminine of prometheus Promethean; prometheus …
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PHILOSAMIA — |filə+ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from phil- + Samia : a genus of large silk-spinning saturniid moths
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PANDORA MOTH — noun Etymology: New Latin pandora (specific epithet of Coloradia pandora ), from Latin Pandora : a saturniid moth ( Coloradia …
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MAPLE WORM — noun : a grub that is the larva of a saturniid moth ( Anisota rubicunda ) and that defoliates maples
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IMPERIAL MOTH — noun : a large American saturniid moth ( Eacles imperialis ) marked with yellow, lilac, or purplish brown whose rough …
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GREEN-STRIPED MAPLEWORM — ˈgrēnzˌt]rīpt-, -nˌst] noun : a green caterpillar with black spines that is the larva of a cream and pink saturniid …
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BUCK MOTH — noun Etymology: so called from its prevalence in the deer season : a large autumn-flying saturniid moth ( Hemileuca maia …
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EMPEROR MOTH — any of several large saturniid moths, esp. Saturnia pavonia of temperate forests in Europe and Asia, characterized by heavily scaled …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUCK MOTH — a saturniid moth, Hemileuca maia, having delicate, grayish wings with a white band. [ 1885-90, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUSSAH — noun or tus·sore -ˌsōr, -ˌsȯr Etymology: Hindi & Urdu tasar Date: 1590 : silk or silk fabric from the brownish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SILK MOTH — Date: 1772 1. : the common silkworm ( Bombyx mori ) 2. : saturniid ; especially : one (as the …
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