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BOMBYCIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

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Meaning:

Chinese silkworm moth

Synonyms:

Bombycidae; family Bombycidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Bombycidae"):

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

Bombyx; genus Bombyx (type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth)

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

Lepidoptera; order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)

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