saturniid(n = noun.animal) saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons;
is a kind of moth
is a member of family saturniidae, saturniidae
has particulars: emperor, emperor moth, saturnia pavonia, eacles imperialis, imperial moth, giant silkworm moth, silkworm moth, actias luna, luna moth, cecropia, cecropia moth, hyalophora cecropia, automeris io, io moth, antheraea polyphemus, polyphemus moth, antheraea pernyi, pernyi moth, antheraea mylitta, tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussore, tussur
saturniid, n. any large moth of the family Saturniidae, including emperor moths.
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