HyperDic: domestic_silkworm_moth

English > 1 sense of the expression domestic silkworm moth:
NOUNanimaldomestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth, Bombyx moristocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely / entirely under human care
English > domestic silkworm moth: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningStocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely / entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce.
Synonymsdomesticated silkworm moth, Bombyx mori
Member ofBombyx, genus Bombyxtype genus of the Bombycidae
Broaderbombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm mothmoderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
CatalanBombyx mori

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