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Noun: Samia cynthia
  1. Large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus
    - cynthia moth, Samia walkeri
     
  2. Large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
    - ailanthus silkworm

Type of: giant silkworm, giant silkworm moth, silkworm, silkworm moth, wild wilkworm

Part of: genus Samia, Samia

Encyclopedia: Samia cynthia