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Definition of Antheraea
1. Noun. Large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Saturniidae, Saturniidae
Member holonyms: Antheraea Polyphemus, Polyphemus Moth, Antheraea Pernyi, Pernyi Moth, Antheraea Mylitta, Tussah, Tusseh, Tusser, Tussore, Tussur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antheraea
Literary usage of Antheraea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Bibliography of the Japanese Empire: Being a Classified List of All Books by Friedrich Wenckstern, Léon Pagès (1895)
"... Antheraea or Attacus] mori jap. Blanc, L. La tête du Bombyx mori à l'état
larvaire : anatomic et physiologie, 184 pp. with illustrations, ..."
2. Transactions and Annual Report by North Staffordshire Field Club (1892)
"Male and female moths of Antheraea ... Antheraea pernyi ; ditto in oak leaves ;
h Chinese reeled silk of ... Larva of the Muga moth, Antheraea ..."
3. Bibliotheca Zoologica by Julius Victor Carus, Wilhelm Engelmann (1890)
"Domesticating the tusser silkworm. [Antheraea Mylitta.] in: Journ. Applied Scienc.
Vol. 11. 1880. p. 186—187. (Auch über Actias Selene a. ..."
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