family bombycidae

English Thesaurus

1. Chinese silkworm moth (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod family,
definition	:	any of the arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth,
definition	:	moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	bombyx, genus bombyx,
definition	:	type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	lepidoptera, order lepidoptera,
definition	:	moths and butterflies (noun.animal)