[suh-tur-nee-id] 
| 1. | any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, comprising the giant silkworm moths. |
| 2. | belonging or pertaining to the family Saturniidae. |
| sa·tur·ni·id (sā-tûr'nē-ĭd, sə-) n. Any of various often large and colorful moths of the family Saturniidae, such as the emperor moth. adj. Of or belonging to the Saturniidae. [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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