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GENUS CATACALA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Catacala mean?
• GENUS CATACALA (noun)
The noun GENUS CATACALA has 1 sense:
1. moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings
Familiarity information: GENUS CATACALA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Catacala; genus Catacala
Hypernyms ("genus Catacala" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Catacala"):
underwing (moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings)
Holonyms ("genus Catacala" is a member of...):
family Noctuidae; Noctuidae (cutworms; armyworms)
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