saturniid

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  1. noun Any of various often large and colorful moths of the family Saturniidae, such as the emperor moth.
  2. adjective Of or belonging to the Saturniidae.

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  1. From New Latin Sāturniidae, family name, from Sāturnia, type genus, from Latin, daughter of Saturn, from feminine of Sāturnius, Saturnian, from Sāturnus, Saturn; see Saturn.
 

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