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Thaumetopoea

noun
Thau·​me·​to·​poea | \ ˌthȯmətōˈpēə\

Definition of Thaumetopoea

: a genus of chiefly palaearctic notodontid moths comprising the processionary moths

History and Etymology for Thaumetopoea

New Latin, probably irregular from thaumat-, thauma miracle + -o- + -poiia (from poiein to make)

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