CERAPTERYX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cerapteryx mean? 

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

1. antler moths

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CERAPTERYX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Antler moths

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cerapteryx; genus Cerapteryx

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Cerapteryx"):

antler moth; Cerapteryx graminis (European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands)

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

family Noctuidae; Noctuidae (cutworms; armyworms)