Antheraea

noun

large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality

• Syn: ↑genus Antheraea

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Saturniidae, ↑family Saturniidae

• Member Meronyms:

↑polyphemus moth, ↑Antheraea polyphemus, ↑pernyi moth, ↑Antheraea pernyi, ↑tussah, ↑tusseh, ↑tussur, ↑tussore, ↑tusser, ↑Antheraea mylitta

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\\ˌan(t)thəˈrēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from Greek anthēros flowery

: a genus of large moths (family Saturniidae) including the American polyphemus moth and several Asiatic species with larvae that produce silk of high quality — see tussah