polyphemus : Idioms & Phrases


antheraea polyphemus

  • noun very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees
    Antheraea polyphemus.
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limulus polyphemus

  • noun large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
    Limulus polyphemus; king crab; horseshoe crab.
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polyphemus moth

  • noun very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees
    Antheraea polyphemus.
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xiphosurus polyphemus

  • noun large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
    Limulus polyphemus; king crab; horseshoe crab.
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