silkworm moth

1. 1.

   any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae

   Synonymsgiant silkworm moth

   Broadersaturniid

   Narrowercynthia mothatlas moth
2. 2.

   moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk

   Synonymsbombycidbombycid moth

   Broadermoth

   Narrowerdomestic silkworm moth

   Part ofBombycidae

Questions about silkworm moth

What does silkworm moth mean?

silkworm moth means "any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for silkworm moth?

Close synonyms include giant silkworm moth, bombycid, bombycid 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 silkworm moth a common word?

silkworm moth is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.