genus bombyx

Noun
  1. Type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth (synset 102303030)
    is a type of: arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
    member holonym:
    • 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
    • silkworm - the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
    belongs to: bombycidae, family bombycidae - Chinese silkworm moth
    same as: bombyx

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