silkworm moth
21moth — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. miller, tineid, Heterocera (Latin); see insect . Mothlike creatures include: carpet beetle, dermestid beetle, silkworm, gypsy, clothes, honeycomb, death s head, buffalo, lappet, luna, emperor, harlequin, deltoid, cabbage,… …
22silkworm — n. variety of moth larva that spins a cocoon made of silk fibers …
23silkworm — noun a caterpillar of a domesticated silk moth, which spins a silk cocoon that is processed to yield silk fibre …
24silkworm — noun (C) a type of moth whose young produces silk thread …
25silkworm — silk•worm [[t]ˈsɪlkˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ent any of several moth caterpillars that spin a silken cocoon, esp. Bombyx mori, of China, which produces commercially valuable silk • Etymology: bef. 1000 …
26silkworm — n. the caterpillar of the moth Bombyx mori, which spins its cocoon of silk …
27saturniid moth — or giant silkworm moth Any of some 800 moth species of the principally tropical family Saturniidae. Adults have a stout, hairy body and broad wings, often vividly coloured and patterned. Most species have a central eyespot on each wing. Among the …
28polyphemus moth — noun very large yellowish brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees • Syn: ↑Antheraea polyphemus • Hypernyms: ↑saturniid, ↑saturniid moth • Member Holonyms: ↑Antheraea, ↑g …
29cecropia moth — noun North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees • Syn: ↑cecropia, ↑Hyalophora cecropia • Hypernyms: ↑saturniid, ↑saturniid moth * * * “ noun also …
30silk moth — noun : a silkworm moth * * * silk moth, a bombycid moth whose larva is a silkworm. * * * n. see silkworm moth * * * ˈsilk moth 7 [silk moth] noun a ↑moth whose ↑ …
