Meaning

1 senses

  1. A moth of the subfamily Saturniinae.

More definitions
  • large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The emperor moth has huge antennae.

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  2. The larva of the small emperor moth feeds on heather plants.

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Forms

plural: emperor moths
Singularemperor moth
Pluralemperor moths

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings:emperorSaturnia pavonia

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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