cecropia
/sɪˈkrəʊpɪə/noun
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- a fast-growing tropical American tree which is typically among the first to colonize a cleared area. Many cecropias have a symbiotic relationship with ants.盾状叶西哥罗佩。
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- Genus Cecropia, family Cecropiaceae.轻桑属, 轻桑科。
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- （亦作cecropia moth）a very large North American silk moth with boldly marked reddish-brown wings. The caterpillars feed on a variety of forest trees.惜古比天蚕蛾。
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- Platysamia (or Hyalophora) cecropia, family Saturniidae.拉丁名Platysamia cecropia或Hyalophora cecropia,天蚕蛾科。
词源
early 19th cent.: modern Latin， from the name Cecrops, a king of Attica.