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silkworm moth — noun 1. moderate sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk • Syn: ↑bombycid, ↑bombycid moth • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑domestic silkworm moth, ↑domesticated 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
silkworm — ► NOUN ▪ a caterpillar of a domesticated silk moth, which spins a silk cocoon that is processed to yield silk fibre … English terms dictionary
silkworm — noun a caterpillar of a domesticated silk moth, which spins a silk cocoon that is processed to yield silk fibre … English new terms dictionary
bombycid moth — noun moderate sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk • Syn: ↑bombycid, ↑silkworm moth • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑domestic silkworm moth, ↑domesticated silkworm moth, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Moth — For other uses, see Moth (disambiguation) and Moths (disambiguation). Moths Emperor Gum Moth, Opodiphthera eucalypti Scientific classification … Wikipedia
bombycid — noun moderate sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk • Syn: ↑bombycid moth, ↑silkworm moth • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑domestic silkworm moth, ↑domesticated silkworm moth, ↑ … 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
Bombyx — noun type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth • Syn: ↑genus Bombyx • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Bombycidae, ↑family Bombycidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Bombyx — noun type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth • Syn: ↑Bombyx • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Bombycidae, ↑family Bombycidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
