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FAMILY BOMBYCIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Bombycidae; family Bombycidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Bombycidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Bombycidae"):
bombycid; bombycid moth; silkworm moth (moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk)
Bombyx; genus Bombyx (type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth)
Holonyms ("family Bombycidae" is a member of...):
Lepidoptera; order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)