Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun samia_cynthia

2 senses of samia cynthia

Sense 1
ailanthus silkworm, Samia cynthia -- (large green silkworm of the cynthia moth)
       => silkworm, giant silkworm, wild wilkworm -- (larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon)

Sense 2
cynthia moth, Samia cynthia, Samia walkeri -- (large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus)
       => giant silkworm moth, silkworm moth -- (any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae)