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Citheronia

noun
Cith·​e·​ro·​nia | \ ˌsithəˈrōnyə\

Definition of Citheronia

: a genus (the type of the family Citheroniidae) including the regal moth and certain other large moths

History and Etymology for Citheronia

New Latin, from Citheron, Cithaeron, mountain in Boeotia (from Latin, from Greek Kithairōn) + New Latin -ia

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