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Noun: bombycid  bóm-bi-sid
  1. Moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
    - bombycid moth, silkworm moth

Derived forms: bombycids

Type of: moth

Part of: Bombycidae, family Bombycidae