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Noun: bombycid moth
  1. Moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
    "The silkworm moth is the most well-known bombycid moth species";
    - bombycid, silkworm moth

Derived forms: bombycid moths

Type of: moth

Part of: Bombycidae, family Bombycidae