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Arctiidae

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n.1.a family comprising the tiger moths.
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Noun1.Arctiidae - tiger moths
family Arctiidae
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera - moths and butterflies
arctiid, arctiid moth - stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
Callimorpha, genus Callimorpha - cinnabar moths
woolly bear moth - larva of moth of the family Arctiidae


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One family, the Arctiidae or tiger moths, has even evolved a bat-sonar-jamming mechanism, Fullard says.
Cave creatures by Ezzell, Carol / Science News
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