NOUN | animal | Bombycidae, family Bombycidae | Chinese silkworm moth |
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Meaning | Chinese silkworm moth. | |
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Synonym | family Bombycidae | |
Member of | Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera | moths and butterflies |
Members | Bombyx, genus Bombyx | type genus of the Bombycidae |
bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth | moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk | |
Broader | arthropod family | Any of the arthropods |
Spanish | bombícidos, Bombycidae, familia Bombycidae | |
Catalan | bombícids |
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