noun
type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth
• Syn: ↑genus Saturnia
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Saturniidae, ↑family Saturniidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑emperor, ↑emperor moth, ↑Saturnia pavonia
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\\səˈtərnēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, daughter of the Roman god Saturn (epithet of the goddess Juno), from feminine of saturnius of Saturn, from Saturnus Saturn
: a genus of wild silk moths that is the type of the family Saturniidae
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Saturˈnia /sat- or sət-/ noun
A genus of very large moths
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Main Entry: ↑Saturn
Useful english dictionary. 2012.