CECROPIA MOTH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees

Synonyms:

cecropia; cecropia moth; Hyalophora cecropia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("cecropia moth" is a kind of...):

saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)

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