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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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