SATURNIID


Meaning of SATURNIID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -nē-əd ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.