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    ARCTIID

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillarsplay

    Synonyms:

    arctiid; arctiid moth

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("arctiid" is a kind of...):

    moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arctiid"):

    tiger moth (medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings; larvae are called woolly bears)

    Callimorpha jacobeae; cinnabar; cinnabar moth (large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort)

    Holonyms ("arctiid" is a member of...):

    Arctiidae; family Arctiidae (tiger moths)

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