emperor meaning

[ 'empərə ] Pronunciation:

Noun: emperor empuru(r)
1. The male ruler of an empire
2. Red table grape of California
3. Large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
  - emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia
4. Large richly coloured butterfly
  - emperor butterfly
Derived forms: emperors
See also: imperial
Type of: brush-footed butterfly, crowned head, four-footed butterfly, monarch, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, saturniid, saturniid moth, sovereign, vinifera grape
Part of: Apatura, genus Apatura, genus Saturnia, Saturnia
Encyclopedia: Emperor Emperor, Empress of India

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