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saturniid
saturniid definition
sa·tur·niid (sə tʉr′nē id′)
noun
any of a family (Saturniidae) of large, brilliantly colored moths with a sunken head and hairy body
Etymology: < ModL Saturniidae < L Saturnia, Juno, daughter of Saturn
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