English > Antheraea: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality. |
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Synonym | genus Antheraea |
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Member of | Saturniidae, family Saturniidae | Important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known |
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Members | pernyi moth, Antheraea pernyi | A Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk |
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polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus | Very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings |
tussah, tusseh, tussur, tussore, tusser, Antheraea mylitta | oriental moth that produces brownish silk |
Broader | arthropod genus | A genus of arthropods |
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Spanish | antheraea, genus antheraea |
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Catalan | antheraea, genus antheraea |
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