💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bombycoid"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bombycidnoun | (zoology) Any of the moths of the family Bombycidae. |
| bombycilloidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the Bombycilloidea superfamily of birds. |
| bombycillidnoun | (zoology) Any bird in the family Bombycillidae. |
| bombyxnoun | Any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries. |
| bombyliidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the family Bombyliidae, the bee flies. |
| pyraloid | Any moth of the superfamily Pyraloidea |
| slug mothnoun | Any moth of the family Limacodidae. |
| bee mothnoun | (UK) Any yellow and black hawk moth, especially genus Hemaris, that resembles a bumblebee, a bumblebee moth. |
| swift mothnoun | Any moth of the family Hepialidae. |
| hawk mothnoun | Any moth of the family Sphingidae. |
| bee flynoun | Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects. |
| bombykolnoun | A pheromone released by the female silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, to attract mates. |
| silkmothnoun | Any moth whose caterpillar stage is a silkworm, especially Bombyx mori, the domestic silkmoth, but also others in the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae (as well as the Siberian silkmoth in the family Lasiocampidae). |
| flower mothnoun | Any of various moths that conspicuously feed on or are pests of flowers, including, among many: |
| cup mothnoun | A moth of the family Limacodidae. |
| gracillarioidnoun | Any of the superfamily Gracillarioidea of moths, |
| noctuoidnoun | Any moth of the superfamily Noctuoidea |
| cosmet mothnoun | A moth of the family Cosmopterigidae |
| noctuidnoun | Any moth in the species-rich family Noctuidae or the superfamily Noctuoidea. |
| cicadoidnoun | Any cicada of the superfamily Cicadoidea |
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