Antheraea polyphemus

Translingual

♂︎ Antheraea polyphemus

Etymology

Binomial compound of Antheraea f +‎ Latin Polyphēmus m (“Polyphemus”), named after the cyclops, named as such due to the moth's large size and wingspan, as well as false eyes found on the inside of its wings.

Proper noun

Antheraea polyphemus m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Saturniidae – polyphemus moth.

Hypernyms

• (species): Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Bombycoidea – superfamily; Saturniiformes – series; Saturniidae – family; Saturniinae – subfamily; Saturniini – tribe; Antheraea – genus; Antheraea (Telea) – subgenus

Descendants

• → English: polyphemus moth (partial calque)

References

• Antheraea polyphemus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Antheraea polyphemus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Antheraea polyphemus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons