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imperial moth in American English US a large American moth (Eacles imperialis) having yellow wings with purple markings imperial moth in American Englishnouna yellow moth, Eacles imperialis, having a diagonal band of pinkish brown or purple: the hairy larvae feed on the leaves of hickory, oak, etc Word origin [1900–05 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burnout, desensitize, geopolitics, hormone, hydroplane |