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Arctic Circle
arctic fox
arctic hare
Arctic haze
Arctic Ocean
arctic tern
arctic willow
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arctiid
arc·ti·id [ rktee id ] (plural arc·ti·ids or arc·ti·id)


noun 
Definition:
 
type of moth: a small-to medium-sized moth. There are 8,000 species of arctiid, including the tiger moth. Family Arctiidae.
[< modern Latin arctiidae< Greek arktos "bear"]
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