saturniid

(sə tʉr′nē id′)

noun

any of a family (Saturniidae) of large, brilliantly colored moths with a sunken head and hairy body

Origin: < ModL Saturniidae < L Saturnia, Juno, daughter of Saturn

See saturniid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various often large and colorful moths of the family Saturniidae, such as the emperor moth.

adjective

Of or belonging to the Saturniidae.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Sāturniidae, family name

Origin: , from Sāturnia, type genus

Origin: , from Latin, daughter of Saturn

Origin: , from feminine of Sāturnius, Saturnian

Origin: , from Sāturnus, Saturn; see Saturn

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