domestic silkworm moth

Noun
  1. Stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care;
    The source of most of the silk commerce (synset 102303206)
    is a type of: bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth - moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
    belongs to: bombyx, genus bombyx - type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
    same as: bombyx mori, domesticated silkworm moth

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