IO MOTH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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:

Nouns denoting animals

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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