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GIANT SILKWORM MOTH

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Meaning:

Any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae

Synonyms:

giant silkworm moth; silkworm moth

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("giant silkworm moth" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "giant silkworm moth"):

cynthia moth; Samia cynthia; Samia walkeri (large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus)

atlas moth; Atticus atlas (giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk)

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