silkworm moth
1. moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk • Syn: bombycid, bombycid moth • Hypernyms: moth • Hyponyms: domestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth, Bombyx mori • Member Holonyms: Bombycidae, family Bombycidae 2. any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae • Syn: giant silkworm moth • Hypernyms: saturniid, saturniid moth • Hyponyms: cynthia moth, Samia cynthia, Samia walkeri, atlas moth, Atticus atlas
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