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SILKWORM MOTH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

bombycid; bombycid moth; silkworm moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("silkworm moth" 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 "silkworm moth"):

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 ("silkworm moth" is a member of...):

Bombycidae; family Bombycidae (Chinese silkworm moth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae

Synonyms:

giant silkworm moth; silkworm moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("silkworm moth" is a kind of...):

saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)

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

cynthia moth; Samia cynthia; Samia walkeri (large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus)

atlas moth; Atticus atlas (giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk)

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