BOMBYCID MOTH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk

Synonyms:

bombycid; bombycid moth; silkworm moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("bombycid moth" is a kind of...):

moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bombycid moth"):

Bombyx mori; domestic silkworm moth; domesticated silkworm moth (stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce)

Holonyms ("bombycid moth" is a member of...):

Bombycidae; family Bombycidae (Chinese silkworm moth)