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