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Noun: cynthia moth
  1. Large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus
    - Samia cynthia, Samia walkeri
Noun: Cynthia  sin-thee-u
  1. (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
    - Artemis

Type of: giant silkworm moth, Greek deity, silkworm moth

Part of: genus Samia, Samia

Encyclopedia: Cynthia moth

Cynthia, Mississippi