BOMBYCID

bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth

(noun) moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

bombycid (plural bombycids)

(zoology) Any of the moths of the family Bombycidae.

Source: Wiktionary


Bom*by"cid, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx, or the family Bombycidæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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QUANDONG

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