polyphemus moth | (n) very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees, Syn. Antheraea polyphemus |
horseshoe crab | (n) 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, Syn. Limulus polyphemus, king crab, Xiphosurus polyphemus |
Polyphemus | n. [ L. Polyphemus the one-eyed Cyclops who was blinded by Ulysses. ] (Zool.) A very large American moth (Telea polyphemus) belonging to the Silkworm family ( |
polyphemus moth | (n) very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees, Syn. Antheraea polyphemus |
horseshoe crab | (n) 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, Syn. Limulus polyphemus, king crab, Xiphosurus polyphemus |
Polyphemus | n. [ L. Polyphemus the one-eyed Cyclops who was blinded by Ulysses. ] (Zool.) A very large American moth (Telea polyphemus) belonging to the Silkworm family ( |