BOMBYCID MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bombycid moth mean? 

• BOMBYCID MOTH (noun)
  The noun BOMBYCID MOTH has 1 sense:

1. moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk

  Familiarity information: BOMBYCID MOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOMBYCID MOTH (noun)

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Meaning:

Moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bombycid; bombycid moth; silkworm moth

Hypernyms ("bombycid moth" is a kind of...):

moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bombycid moth"):

Bombyx mori; domestic silkworm moth; domesticated silkworm moth (stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce)

Holonyms ("bombycid moth" is a member of...):

Bombycidae; family Bombycidae (Chinese silkworm moth)