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SATURNIA PAVONIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
Synonyms:
emperor; emperor moth; Saturnia pavonia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Saturnia pavonia" is a kind of...):
saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)
Holonyms ("Saturnia pavonia" is a member of...):
genus Saturnia; Saturnia (type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth)