Per´ny`i moth´
| 1. | (Zool.) A silk-producing moth (Attacus Pernyi) which feeds upon the oak. It has been introduced into Europe and America from China. |
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| Noun | 1. |  pernyi moth - a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silksaturniid, saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons Antheraea, genus Antheraea - large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality |
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