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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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Word History and Origins
Origin of emperor moth1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
So the Emperor moth came out on the 2nd of April, and the same day there was a yellow and a white butterfly in the garden.
From Project Gutenberg
Take, for instance, the caterpillar of the emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia minor).
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