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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Nearby words
- empennage,
- emperipolesis,
- emperor,
- emperor butterfly,
- emperor jones, the,
- emperor penguin,
- empery,
- emphasis,
- emphasise,
- emphasize
Origin of emperor moth
First recorded in 1865–70
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019