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IMPERIAL MOTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does imperial moth mean?
• IMPERIAL MOTH (noun)
The noun IMPERIAL MOTH has 1 sense:
1. large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
Familiarity information: IMPERIAL MOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Eacles imperialis; imperial moth
Hypernyms ("imperial moth" is a kind of...):
saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)
Holonyms ("imperial moth" is a member of...):
Eacles; genus Eacles (imperial moths)
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