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单词 cecropia moth
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Cecropia moth

[ si-kroh-pee-uh ]
/ sɪˈkroʊ pi ə /

noun (sometimes lowercase)

a large North American silkworm moth, Hyalophora cecropia, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of forest and other trees.
Also called Ce·cro·pi·a.

Origin of Cecropia moth

1865–70, Americanism;<New Latin Cecropia name of the genus, Latin: feminine of Cecropius pertaining to Cecrops, legendary ruler of Attica

Words nearby Cecropia moth

cecoplication, cecorrhaphy, cecosigmoidostomy, cecostomy, cecotomy, Cecropia moth, Cecrops, cecum, CED, cedant arma togae, cedar
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British Dictionary definitions for Cecropia moth

cecropia moth
/ (sɪˈkrəʊpɪə) /

noun

a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae

Word Origin for cecropia moth

C19: New Latin, from Latin Cecropius belonging to Cecrops
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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