noun
important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
• Syn: ↑family Saturniidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera
• Member Meronyms:
↑saturniid, ↑saturniid moth, ↑Saturnia, ↑genus Saturnia, ↑Eacles, ↑genus Eacles, ↑silkworm, ↑giant silkworm, ↑wild wilkworm, ↑Actias, ↑genus Actias, ↑Hyalophora, ↑genus Hyalophora, ↑Samia, ↑genus Samia, ↑Automeris, ↑genus Automeris, ↑Antheraea, ↑genus Antheraea, ↑Atticus, ↑genus Atticus
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\\ˌsad.ərˈnīəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known, having a stout hairy body, strong wide wings, and antennae which are bipectinate to the tip, having larvae which spin silken cocoons, and comprising among others the io, polyphemus, luna, and cecropia moths, the pernyi and tussah silkworms, and the Atlas moth
Useful english dictionary. 2012.