Hypernyms for "saturniid moth"
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Actias luna
Antheraea mylitta
Antheraea pernyi
Antheraea polyphemus
Automeris io
cecropia
cecropia moth
Eacles imperialis
emperor
emperor moth
giant silkworm moth
Hyalophora cecropia
imperial moth
io moth
luna moth
pernyi moth
polyphemus moth
Saturnia pavonia
silkworm moth
tussah
tusseh
tusser
tussore
tussur
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.