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    BOMBYCID

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silkplay

    Synonyms:

    bombycid; bombycid moth; silkworm moth

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("bombycid" is a kind of...):

    moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bombycid"):

    Bombyx mori; domestic silkworm moth; domesticated silkworm moth (stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce)

    Holonyms ("bombycid" is a member of...):

    Bombycidae; family Bombycidae (Chinese silkworm moth)

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