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Polyphemus moth Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix poly-

Polyphemus moth has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees

2

Antheraea polyphemus, a tan-coloured North American moth of the family Saturniidae, with large, purplish eyespots on the hind wings.

See Also
saturniidae eyespot
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
saturniid
Rhyming Words
oth koth roth toth moth loth hoth goth doth coth both sloth cloth troth booth thoth wroth froth azoth broth
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