English noun: bombycid | |||
1. | bombycid (animal) moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk | ||
Synonyms | bombycid moth, silkworm moth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | moth | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Bombyx mori, domestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth | ||
Member meronym | Bombycidae, family Bombycidae | ||