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Meaning of BOMBYCID

Pronunciation:  'bâmbisid

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
 
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 Synonyms: bombycid moth, silkworm moth
 
 See Also: Bombycidae, Bombyx mori, domestic silkworm moth, family Bombycidae, moth

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bom*by"cid\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx, or the family
{Bombycid[ae]}.
 
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