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GENUS ATTICUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Atlas moth
Synonyms:
Atticus; genus Atticus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Atticus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Atticus"):
atlas moth; Atticus atlas (giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk)
Holonyms ("genus Atticus" is a member of...):
family Saturniidae; Saturniidae (important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known)
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