HyperDic: genus_antheraea

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Antheraea:
NOUNanimalgenus Antheraea, Antheraealarge moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality
English > genus Antheraea: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality.
SynonymAntheraea
Member ofSaturniidae, family SaturniidaeImportant and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
Memberspernyi moth, Antheraea pernyiA Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemusVery large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings
tussah, tusseh, tussur, tussore, tusser, Antheraea mylittaoriental moth that produces brownish silk
Broaderarthropod genusA genus of arthropods
Spanishantheraea, genus antheraea
Catalanantheraea, genus antheraea

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