bombycid moth

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1. moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	moth,
definition	:	typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	bombyx mori, domestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth,
definition	:	stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	bombycidae, family bombycidae,
definition	:	Chinese silkworm moth (noun.animal)