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nounlarge brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
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- silkworm larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
- giant silkworm larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
- wild wilkworm larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
- atlas moth giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
- giant silkworm moth any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae
- atticus atlas giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
- saturnia type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth
- genus saturnia type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth
- silkworm moth any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae