Definition of saturniid

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sa·tur·ni·id    (s-tûrn-d, s-) KEY  

NOUN:

Any of various often large and colorful moths of the family Saturniidae, such as the emperor moth.

ADJECTIVE:

Of or belonging to the Saturniidae.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From New Latin Sturniidae, family name, from Sturnia, type genus, from Latin, daughter of Saturn, from feminine of Sturnius, Saturnian, from Sturnus, Saturn ; see Saturn

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