ACHERONTIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Acherontia mean? 

• ACHERONTIA (noun)
  The noun ACHERONTIA has 1 sense:

1. death's-head moth

  Familiarity information: ACHERONTIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACHERONTIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Death's-head moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Acherontia; genus Acherontia

Hypernyms ("Acherontia" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Acherontia"):

Acherontia atropos; death's-head moth (European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull)

Holonyms ("Acherontia" is a member of...):

family Sphingidae; Sphingidae (hawkmoths)