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saturniid (iou)



saturniid adjective & noun. L19.
[mod. Latin Saturniidae (see below), from Saturnia genus name: see -ID3.]
Entomology.
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating the family Saturniidae of silk moths, which includes many large tropical species. L19.
b. noun. A silk moth of this family. M20.