English noun: domesticated silkworm moth | |||
1. | domesticated silkworm moth (animal) stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce | ||
Synonyms | Bombyx mori, domestic silkworm moth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth | ||
Member meronym | Bombyx, genus Bombyx | ||