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Promethea moth
[ pruh-mee-thee-uh ]
noun
- a silkworm moth, Callosamia promethea, having reddish-brown wings, each with a border of white or yellow, the larvae of which feed on spicebush and other lauraceous plants.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Promethea moth1
1900–05, Americanism; < New Latin, feminine of Latin Prometheus Prometheus
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