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 Definitions of saturniid  [əˈtɜr ni ɪd]  

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Definition of 'saturniid' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) saturniid
any of several large, brightly colored moths of the family Saturniidae, characterized by feathery antennae and wings usu. having eyespots, comprising the giant silkworm moths.

2. (adj.) saturniid
belonging or pertaining to the family Saturniidae.

Etymology:  (1890–95; < NL Saturniidae name of the family. See Saturnian , -id2)

Definition of 'saturniid' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) saturniid, saturniid moth
large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons



'saturniid' - Nearby Entries  

saturnia  saturnia pavonia  saturniid  saturniid moth  saturniidae  saturnine  saturnism  



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