Pronunciation: ' ī -( ˌ ) ō -
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Io
Date: 1870
: a chiefly No. American saturniid moth ( Automeris io ) having a large circular eyelike spot on the upper surface of each hind wing and a green larva with stinging spines
Pronunciation: ' ī -( ˌ ) ō -
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Io
Date: 1870
: a chiefly No. American saturniid moth ( Automeris io ) having a large circular eyelike spot on the upper surface of each hind wing and a green larva with stinging spines
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012