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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of bombycid moths, typical of the family Saturniidæ, of varying scope according to different authors, but ordinarily including species with papillate ocelli on the wings and with the branches of the male antennæ not very hairy and not of equal length.
  • noun Lead-poisoning; plumbism.

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  • noun medicine pain in a joint due to lead poisoning

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  • noun type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth

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