'Saturnia pavonia' definitions:
Definition of 'Saturnia pavonia'
From: WordNet
noun
Large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings [syn: emperor, emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia]
Definition of 'Saturnia pavonia'
From: GCIDE
- Emperor \Em"per*or\, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative, Empress.] The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia. [1913 Webster]
- Emperor goose (Zo["o]l.), a large and handsome goose (Philacte canagica), found in Alaska.
- Emperor moth (Zo["o]l.), one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and the European species (Saturnia pavonia).
- Emperor paper. See under Paper.
- Purple emperor (Zo["o]l.), a large, strong British butterfly (Apatura iris). [1913 Webster]