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saturniid
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Saturniidae
The family Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, by most measures include the largest species of moths. They are a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 2,300 described species worldwide. The Saturniidae include such Lepidoptera as the giant silkmoths, royal moths and emperor moths.
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saturniid
Noun
1. large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
(synonym) saturniid moth
(hypernym) moth
(hyponym) emperor, emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia
(member-holonym) Saturniidae, family Saturniidae
