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Samia

noun

silkworm moths

• Syn: ↑genus Samia

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Saturniidae, ↑family Saturniidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑cynthia moth, ↑Samia cynthia, ↑Samia walkeri, ↑ailanthus silkworm

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\\ˈsāmēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, the Samian goddess (epithet of Juno or Saturnia), from feminine of samius Samian

: a genus of large saturniid moths — see cynthia moth

Useful english dictionary. 2012.