Orthogonioptilum

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος (orthogṓnios, “rectangular; right-angled”) +‎ Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon, “feather; insect wing”), literally “rectangle-wing”.

Proper noun

Orthogonioptilum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – certain large moths whose wings roughly end in a right angle.

See also

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