io : Idioms & Phrases

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automeris io

  • noun large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
    Automeris io.
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inachis io

  • noun European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
    peacock; peacock butterfly.
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io moth

  • noun large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
    Automeris io.
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I"o moth`
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A large and handsome American moth (Hyperchiria Io), having a large, bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling the spots on the tail of a peacock. The larva is covered with prickly hairs, which sting like nettles.
Webster 1913