empretia stimulea

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empretia stimulea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, n.
     1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a
        concave outline at the top.
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     2. (Zool.)
        (a) The harp seal.
        (b) The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus).
        (c) The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea)
            which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch
            of color on the back.
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