pol·y·phe·mus moth (p l  -f  ms)n. A large North American silkworm moth (Antheraea polyphemus) having an eyelike spot on each hind wing. [After Polyphemus, from the ocellus on its hind wings.] |
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| Noun | 1. |  polyphemus moth - very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade treessaturniid, 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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