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emperor moth
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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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Origin of emperor moth
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby emperor moth
empathy, Empedocles, empennage, emperor, emperor butterfly, emperor moth, emperor penguin, empery, emphasis, emphasize, emphasized
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How to use emperor moth in a sentence
So the Emperor moth came out on the 2nd of April, and the same day there was a yellow and a white butterfly in the garden.
Field and Hedgerow|Richard JefferiesTake, for instance, the caterpillar of the emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia minor).
Unconscious Memory|Samuel Butler