Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bombyx_mori

1 sense of bombyx mori

Sense 1
domestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth, Bombyx mori -- (stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce)
       => bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth -- (moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk)