domestic silkworm moth (n)
domesticated silkworm moth (n)
Bombyx mori (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care
def the source of most of the silk commerce
Outgoing links
Hypernym bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth
Member holonym Bombyx, genus Bombyx
Incoming links
Hyponym bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth
Member meronym Bombyx, genus Bombyx

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