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BOMBYCIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bombycidae mean?
• BOMBYCIDAE (noun)
The noun BOMBYCIDAE has 1 sense:
1. Chinese silkworm moth
Familiarity information: BOMBYCIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chinese silkworm moth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bombycidae; family Bombycidae
Hypernyms ("Bombycidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Bombycidae"):
bombycid; bombycid moth; silkworm moth (moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk)
Bombyx; genus Bombyx (type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth)
Holonyms ("Bombycidae" is a member of...):
Lepidoptera; order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)
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