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ARCTIID MOTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
Synonyms:
arctiid; arctiid moth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arctiid moth" is a kind of...):
moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arctiid moth"):
tiger moth (medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings; larvae are called woolly bears)
Callimorpha jacobeae; cinnabar; cinnabar moth (large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort)
Holonyms ("arctiid moth" is a member of...):
Arctiidae; family Arctiidae (tiger moths)
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