bombycid moth

What does bombycid moth mean?

bombycid moth means "moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk".

What is another word for bombycid moth?

Close synonyms include bombycid, silkworm moth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bombycid moth a common word?

bombycid moth is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for bombycid moth come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.