| 单词 | polyphemus moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPolyphemus moth 3. In full Polyphemus moth. A large, brown, North American saturniid moth, Antheraea polyphemus, with a large eyespot on each hindwing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Saturniidae > member of (saturniid) saturnian1841 Polyphemus1867 Polyphemous moth1882 saturniid1886 1867 Amer. Naturalist 1 32 I endeavored to accumulate a large number of the cocoons of the Polyphemus moth, for the future propagation of this species. 1901 M. C. Dickerson Moths & Butterflies 170 The Polyphemus is hardy, is native, and feeds on our native oaks and elms. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xiv. 315 Here belong the delicate and beautiful Luna moth (Tropaea luna).., the Polyphemus moth (Telea polyphemus), and others. 1996 E. Tenner Why Things bite Back vi. 124 He seems to have been satisfied with the promise the Polyphemus moth (Telea polyphemus) had shown. < as lemmas |
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