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promethea

promethea noun: a silkmoth of species Callosamia promethea.

Noun

promethea (plural prometheas)

  1. A silkmoth of species Callosamia promethea.
    • […] were released in a woodland, in the center of a mile-wide circle of seven traps baited with female prometheas.2021, Gilbert Waldbauer, How Not to Be Eaten: The Insects Fight Back, page 174

Forms of promethea

pluralprometheas

Questions about promethea

What does promethea mean?
Promethea means a silkmoth of species Callosamia promethea.
What part of speech is promethea?
Promethea is a noun.
What is the plural of promethea?
The plural of promethea is prometheas.

Words near promethea in the dictionary

  1. prometastasis
  2. prometastatic
  3. promethate
  4. promethates
  5. promethazine
  6. promethea
  7. Promethean
  8. Prometheanism
  9. Prometheans
  10. prometheas
  11. prometheum

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