bombycid

bombycid
noun
moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
Hypernyms: ↑moth
Member Holonyms: ↑Bombycidae, ↑family Bombycidae

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I. \\ˈbämbəsə̇d, -ˌsid\ adjective
: of or relating to the family Bombycidae or to silkworms
II. noun (-s)
: one of the Bombycidae : a silkworm or silkworm moth

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/bom"beuh sid/, n.
1. a moth of the family Bombycidae, comprising a single species, Bombyx mori, the Chinese silkworm moth.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Bombycidae.
[ < NL Bombycidae, equiv. to L bombyc- (s. of bombyx silkworm < Gk bómbyx) + -idae -ID2]

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bomˈbycid noun
An insect of the family (also adjective)
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Main Entry:Bombyx

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  • bombycid — /bom beuh sid/, n. 1. a moth of the family Bombycidae, comprising a single species, Bombyx mori, the Chinese silkworm moth. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Bombycidae. [ < NL Bombycidae, equiv. to L bombyc (s. of bombyx silkworm …   Universalium

  • bombycid — bom·by·cid …   English syllables

  • bombycid — /ˈbɒmbəsɪd/ (say bombuhsid) noun any of the Bombycidae, the family of moths that includes the silkworm moths. {Latin bombyx silkworm (from Greek) + id2} …  

  • Bombycidae — noun Chinese silkworm moth • Syn: ↑family Bombycidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bombyx mori — noun stocky creamy white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce • Syn: ↑domestic silkworm moth, ↑domesticated silkworm moth • Hypernyms: ↑bombycid, ↑bombycid moth, ↑silkworm moth …   Useful english dictionary

  • domestic silkworm moth — noun stocky creamy white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce • Syn: ↑domesticated silkworm moth, ↑Bombyx mori • Hypernyms: ↑bombycid, ↑bombycid moth, ↑silkworm moth • M …   Useful english dictionary

  • domesticated silkworm moth — noun stocky creamy white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce • Syn: ↑domestic silkworm moth, ↑Bombyx mori • Hypernyms: ↑bombycid, ↑bombycid moth, ↑silkworm moth • Member Ho …   Useful english dictionary

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