English noun: domestic silkworm moth | |||
1. | domestic 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, domesticated silkworm moth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth | ||
Member meronym | Bombyx, genus Bombyx | ||