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| ce·cro·pi·a moth [ si krṓpee ə màwth ] (plural ce·cro·pi·a moths) |
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large N American moth: a large silkworm moth with red, white, and black wings. Native to: North America. Latin name Hyalophora cecropia.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Cecropia, after Cecrops, mythological first king of Attica and founder of Athens] |
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