- citheroniidae
- cith·e·ro·ni·idae
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citheroniidae
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citheroniidae — ˌsithərōˈnīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Citheronia, type genus + idae : a family of large No. American moths lacking a frenulum, having small maxillary and labial palpi, and having larvae commonly armed with… … Useful english dictionary
regal moth — a large moth, Citheronia regalis, having yellow spots on gray to olive forewings and on orange red hind wings. [1850 55] * * * ▪ insect also called Royal Moth, any of a group of moths in the family Saturniidae (order Lepidoptera) that… … Universalium
κιθερόνια — ἡ ζωολ. γένος λεπιδόπτερων εντόμων τής οικογένειας citheroniidae … Dictionary of Greek
citheronia — ˌsithəˈrōnyə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Citheron, Cithaeron, mountain in Boeotia (from Latin, from Greek Kithairōn) + New Latin ia : a genus ( … Useful english dictionary
