Citheronia

noun

Cith·​e·​ro·​nia

ˌsithəˈrōnyə

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

Word History

Etymology

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

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