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IO MOTH
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
Synonyms:
Automeris io; io moth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("io moth" is a kind of...):
saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)
Holonyms ("io moth" is a member of...):
Automeris; genus Automeris (io moth)
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