ailanthus silkworm — noun large green silkworm of the cynthia moth • Syn: ↑Samia cynthia • Hypernyms: ↑silkworm, ↑giant silkworm, ↑wild wilkworm • Member Holonyms: ↑Samia, ↑genus Samia … Useful english dictionary
family Saturniidae — noun important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known • Syn: ↑Saturniidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera • … Useful english dictionary
giant silkworm — noun larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon • Syn: ↑silkworm, ↑wild wilkworm • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Hyponyms: ↑ailanthus silkworm, ↑Samia cynthia … Useful english dictionary
Samia cynthia — noun 1. large green silkworm of the cynthia moth • Syn: ↑ailanthus silkworm • Hypernyms: ↑silkworm, ↑giant silkworm, ↑wild wilkworm • Member Holonyms: ↑Samia, ↑genus … Useful english dictionary
Saturniidae — noun important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known • Syn: ↑family Saturniidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera … Useful english dictionary
sericterium — noun silk producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders • Syn: ↑silk gland, ↑serictery • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
serictery — noun silk producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders • Syn: ↑silk gland, ↑sericterium • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Part Holony … Useful english dictionary
silk gland — noun silk producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders • Syn: ↑serictery, ↑sericterium • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary