CYNTHIA MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cynthia moth mean? 

• CYNTHIA MOTH (noun)
  The noun CYNTHIA MOTH has 1 sense:

1. large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus

  Familiarity information: CYNTHIA MOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYNTHIA MOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cynthia moth; Samia cynthia; Samia walkeri

Hypernyms ("cynthia moth" is a kind of...):

giant silkworm moth; silkworm moth (any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae)

Holonyms ("cynthia moth" is a member of...):

genus Samia; Samia (silkworm moths)