Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Promethea
‖
Pro-me′the-a
,Noun.
[NL. See
Prometheus
.] (Zool.)
A large American bombycid moth (
Callosamia promethea
). Its larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees, and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band.