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Noun: polyphemus moth
  1. Very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees
    - Antheraea polyphemus
Noun: Polyphemus  ,pó-lu'fee-mus
  1. A cyclops in Greek mythology
     
  2. A very large American moth belonging to the Silkworm family

Type of: saturniid, saturniid moth

Part of: Antheraea, genus Antheraea

Encyclopedia: Polyphemus moth

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