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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 1865â70
Words nearby emperor moth
Empedocles, empennage, emperipolesis, emperor, emperor butterfly, emperor moth, emperor penguin, empery, emphasis, emphasize, emphasized
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