| NOUN | animal | arctiid moth, arctiid | stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings |
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| Meaning | stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars. | |
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| Synonym | arctiid | |
| Member of | Arctiidae, family Arctiidae | tiger moths |
| Narrower | cinnabar, cinnabar moth, Callimorpha jacobeae | large red-and-black European moth |
| tiger moth | medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings | |
| Broader | moth | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
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