HyperDic: bombycid_moth

English > 1 sense of the expression bombycid moth:
NOUNanimalbombycid moth, bombycid, silkworm mothmoderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
English > bombycid moth: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningmoderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk.
Synonymsbombycid, silkworm moth
Member ofBombycidae, family BombycidaeChinese silkworm moth
Narrowerdomestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth, Bombyx moriStocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely / entirely under human care
Broadermothtypically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
Spanishbombycid
Catalanbombycid

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