Thaumetopoea

noun

Thau·​me·​to·​poea

ˌthȯmətōˈpēə

: a genus of chiefly palaearctic notodontid moths comprising the processionary moths

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably irregular from thaumat-, thauma miracle + -o- + -poiia (from poiein to make)

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