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cecropia moth
noun
ce·cro·pia moth
si-ˈkrō-pē-ə- 
: a large North American saturniid moth (Hyalophora cecropia) that is brown with red, white, and black markings
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Related Stories 400,000 Insect Species Face Extinction: Report That fly went on to attack giant silkmoths, a group that includes some of our largest and most beautiful moth species such as luna and cecropia moths.
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Nala Rogers, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
Imagine a unicorn crossed with Jabba the Hut and shrunk to fit in the palm of your hand: the caterpillar of a cecropia moth.
—Jackie Polzin, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
Nala Rogers, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
Imagine a unicorn crossed with Jabba the Hut and shrunk to fit in the palm of your hand: the caterpillar of a cecropia moth.
—Jackie Polzin, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin cecropia, from Latin, feminine of Cecropius Athenian, from Greek Kekropios, from Kekrops Cecrops, legendary king of Athens
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
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“Cecropia moth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cecropia%20moth. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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cecropia moth
noun
ce·cro·pia moth
si-ˌkrō-pē-ə-
: a red and dark brown moth that is the largest moth of North America and has a caterpillar which spins a cocoon of coarse silk
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