BOMBYX MORI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bombyx mori mean? 

• BOMBYX MORI (noun)
  The noun BOMBYX MORI has 1 sense:

1. stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce

  Familiarity information: BOMBYX MORI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOMBYX MORI (noun)

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Meaning:

Stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bombyx mori; domestic silkworm moth; domesticated silkworm moth

Hypernyms ("Bombyx mori" is a kind of...):

bombycid; bombycid moth; silkworm moth (moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk)

Holonyms ("Bombyx mori" is a member of...):

Bombyx; genus Bombyx (type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth)