saturniidn.adj.

Brit.

/səˈtəːnɪɪd/, U.S.

/səˈtərniᵻd/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Saturniidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Saturniidae, family name (1855 or earlier) < Saturnia , genus name (see saturnian n.³) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare earlier saturnian n.³

Entomology.

A. n.

Any of the moths of the family Saturniidae, the members of which are large to very large, sometimes brightly coloured, and found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.The emperor moths and royal moths are included in this family.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Saturniidae > member of (saturniid)

saturnian1841

Polyphemus1867

Polyphemous moth1882

saturniid1886

1886 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 355 The abdomen of one of these large Saturniids broke off.

1952 Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 98 365/2 The eyes of saturniids are large in relation to the head.

2010 Biotropica 42 201/2 Adult saturniids do not feed and are short lived.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of moths of the family Saturniidae; belonging to the family Saturniidae.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [adjective] > of or relating to family Saturniidae

saturniid1887

Promethean1890

1887 Proc. U.S. National Mus. 1886 9 414 The Saturniid larvæ are all spinners and make more or less perfect cocoons.

1917 Proc. Brooklyn Entomol. Soc. 12 22 The sale of Saturniid cocoons collected by the members of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, proceeds to go its publication fund.

2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies xvi. 501 Caterpillars of the saturniid moth Arsenura armida behave similarly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	saturniid
释义	saturniidn.adj. Brit. /səˈtəːnɪɪd/, U.S. /səˈtərniᵻd/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Saturniidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Saturniidae, family name (1855 or earlier) < Saturnia , genus name (see saturnian n.³) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare earlier saturnian n.³ Entomology. A. n. Any of the moths of the family Saturniidae, the members of which are large to very large, sometimes brightly coloured, and found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.The emperor moths and royal moths are included in this family. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Saturniidae > member of (saturniid) saturnian1841 Polyphemus1867 Polyphemous moth1882 saturniid1886 1886 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 355 The abdomen of one of these large Saturniids broke off. 1952 Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 98 365/2 The eyes of saturniids are large in relation to the head. 2010 Biotropica 42 201/2 Adult saturniids do not feed and are short lived. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of moths of the family Saturniidae; belonging to the family Saturniidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [adjective] > of or relating to family Saturniidae saturniid1887 Promethean1890 1887 Proc. U.S. National Mus. 1886 9 414 The Saturniid larvæ are all spinners and make more or less perfect cocoons. 1917 Proc. Brooklyn Entomol. Soc. 12 22 The sale of Saturniid cocoons collected by the members of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, proceeds to go its publication fund. 2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies xvi. 501 Caterpillars of the saturniid moth Arsenura armida behave similarly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1886
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