| 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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