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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large North American saturniid moth (Eacles imperialis) having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
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