ˈad.ə̇kəs noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek attakos
1. -es : an edible insect mentioned in Lev 11:22(DV) — called bald locust in the Authorized and Revised Standard versions
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Late Latin]
: a widely distributed genus of large chiefly tropical moths (family Saturniidae) that include the Asiatic Atlas moth