NOUN | animal | Samia cynthia, ailanthus silkworm | large green silkworm / silkworm of the cynthia moth |
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animal | Samia cynthia, cynthia moth, Samia walkeri | large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States |
Meaning | large green silkworm / silkworm of the cynthia moth. | |
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Synonym | ailanthus silkworm | |
Member of | Samia, genus Samia | silkworm moths |
Broader | silkworm, giant silkworm, wild wilkworm | larva of a saturniid moth |
Meaning | large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus. | |
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Synonyms | cynthia moth, Samia walkeri | |
Member of | Samia, genus Samia | silkworm moths |
Broader | giant silkworm moth, silkworm moth | Any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae |
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