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| has gloss | (noun) very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees Antheraea polyphemus, polyphemus moth |
| has gloss | eng: The Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus) is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths. It is a tan colored moth, with an average wingspan of 15 cm (6 inches). The most notable feature of the moth is its large, purplish eyespots on its two hindwings. The eye spots are where it gets its name – from the Greek myth of the Cyclops Polyphemus. The caterpillar of the Polyphemus Moth can eat 86,000 times its weight at emergence in a little less than two months. It is widespread throughout much of North America, from southern Canada to parts of Mexico. |
| lexicalization | eng: Antheraea polyphemus |
| lexicalization | eng: polyphemus moth |
| subclass of | (noun) large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons saturniid moth, saturniid |
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| French | |
| has gloss | fra: le polyphème damérique est un lépidoptère appartenant à la famille des Saturniidae.La particularité de cet insecte réside dans le fait quil est l'animal le plus glouton de la planète. En effet, il mange en deux mois 86000 fois son poids de naissance. |
| lexicalization | fra: Polypheme d'Amerique |
| lexicalization | fra: Polyphème d'Amérique |
| Dutch | |
| has gloss | nld: De Antheraea polyphemus (Engels: Polyphemus moth) is een nachtvlinder uit de familie Saturniidae, de nachtpauwogen. De vlinder heeft een spanwijdte van 100 tot 150 millimeter. |
| lexicalization | nld: Antheraea polyphemus |
| Norwegian | |
| has gloss | nor: Antheraea polyphemus er en sommerfugl som tilhører familien påfuglspinnere (Saturniidae). Denne store arten forekommer over store deler av Nord-Amerika. Utseende |
| lexicalization | nor: Antheraea polyphemus |
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| member of | (noun) large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality Antheraea, genus Antheraea |
| similar | e/Antheraea polyphemus |
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| media:img | AntheraeaPolyphemusCaterpillar.jpg |
| media:img | Polyphemus caterpillar big.jpg |
| media:img | Polythemusmoth.jpg |
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