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BOMBYX MORI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bombyx mori mean?
• BOMBYX MORI (noun)
The noun BOMBYX MORI has 1 sense:
1. stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce
Familiarity information: BOMBYX MORI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bombyx mori; domestic silkworm moth; domesticated silkworm moth
Hypernyms ("Bombyx mori" is a kind of...):
bombycid; bombycid moth; silkworm moth (moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk)
Holonyms ("Bombyx mori" is a member of...):
Bombyx; genus Bombyx (type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth)
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