English Explanatory Dictionary

polyphemus moth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tan-coloured North American moth of species Antheraea polyphemus (family Saturniidae), with large, purplish eyespots on the hind wings.

Word forms

polyphemus moth polyphemus moths

Etymology

Partial calque of translingual Antheraea polyphemus, named after Polyphemus due to the false eye patterns on their wings.

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