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ACHERONTIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Death's-head moth

Synonyms:

Acherontia; genus Acherontia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Acherontia" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Acherontia"):

Acherontia atropos; death's-head moth (European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull)

Holonyms ("Acherontia" is a member of...):

family Sphingidae; Sphingidae (hawkmoths)

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