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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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Imagine a unicorn crossed with Jabba the Hut and shrunk to fit in the palm of your hand: the caterpillar of a cecropia moth.
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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
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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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