emperor moth

noun

any of several large saturniid moths, especially Saturnia pavonia of temperate forests in Europe and Asia, characterized by heavily scaled wings with large, transparent eyespots.

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the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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Origin of emperor moth

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby emperor moth

empennage, emperipolesis, emperor, emperor butterfly, emperor jones, the, emperor moth, emperor penguin, empery, emphasis, emphasize, emphatic
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