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Definition of Saturniid
1. Noun. Large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons.
Generic synonyms: Moth
Group relationships: Family Saturniidae, Saturniidae
Specialized synonyms: Emperor, Emperor Moth, Saturnia Pavonia, Eacles Imperialis, Imperial Moth, Giant Silkworm Moth, Silkworm Moth, Actias Luna, Luna Moth, Cecropia, Cecropia Moth, Hyalophora Cecropia, Automeris Io, Io Moth, Antheraea Polyphemus, Polyphemus Moth, Antheraea Pernyi, Pernyi Moth, Antheraea Mylitta, Tussah, Tusseh, Tusser, Tussore, Tussur
Definition of Saturniid
1. Noun. Any moth of the family Saturniidae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saturniid
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saturniid
Literary usage of Saturniid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1902)
"saturniid stirps ; but the egg would seem to contradict this unless we conclude
that the solid opaque and porcelain-like characters of the ova of Lasiocampa ..."
2. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"... are at their northern limits in Sonora, as are the saturniid genera Caio and
... and a few other saturniid moths (Felger & Moser 1985, ..."
3. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1899)
"Anyone who has watched a saturniid or Sphingid larva walk knows that it cannot
hurry. It is probably on account of this slow method of movement that the ..."
4. The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North America by William Jacob Holland (1903)
"saturniid.fi A Revision of the Lepidopterous Family saturniidae. (Proc. US National
Museum, Vol. IX, pp. 414- 437, Three Plates.) Synopsis of the Bombycidae ..."
5. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1902)
"saturniid stirps ; but the egg would seem to contradict this unless we conclude
that the solid opaque and porcelain-like characters of the ova of Lasiocampa ..."
6. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"... are at their northern limits in Sonora, as are the saturniid genera Caio and
... and a few other saturniid moths (Felger & Moser 1985, ..."
7. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1899)
"Anyone who has watched a saturniid or Sphingid larva walk knows that it cannot
hurry. It is probably on account of this slow method of movement that the ..."
8. The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North America by William Jacob Holland (1903)
"saturniid.fi A Revision of the Lepidopterous Family saturniidae. (Proc. US National
Museum, Vol. IX, pp. 414- 437, Three Plates.) Synopsis of the Bombycidae ..."
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