HyperDic: family_bombycidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Bombycidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Bombycidae, BombycidaeChinese silkworm moth
English > family Bombycidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningChinese silkworm moth.
SynonymBombycidae
Member ofLepidoptera, order Lepidopteramoths and butterflies
MembersBombyx, genus Bombyxtype genus of the Bombycidae
bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm mothmoderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
Broaderarthropod familyAny of the arthropods
Spanishbombícidos, Bombycidae, familia Bombycidae
Catalanbombícids

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