saturniid

noun

sa·​tur·​ni·​id sa-ˈtər-nē-əd 

: any of a family (Saturniidae) of usually large stout strong-winged moths (such as a luna moth or a cecropia moth) with hairy bodies

saturniid adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Saturniidae, from Saturnia, genus of moths, from Latin, daughter of the god Saturn

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above