Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
notodontid .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to Notodonta, Nerice, and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any of several
species ofbombycid moths belonging to Notodonta, Nerice, and alliedgenera , whosecaterpillars have ahump , orspine , on the back.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek the back + a tooth.
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