CECROPIA
cecropia, cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia
(noun) North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
Cecropia, genus Cecropia
(noun) large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
cecropia (plural cecropias)
A large saturniid moth native to North America, Hyalophora cecropia, having distinctive red, white and black markings on the wings
Source: Wiktionary
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