🔄 Synonyms of "Bombyx"
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| genus bombyxnoun | type genus of the bombycidae: chinese silkworm moth |
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| genus bombyxnoun | type genus of the bombycidae: chinese silkworm moth |
| 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). |
| bombycidnoun | (zoology) Any of the moths of the family Bombycidae. |
| silkwormnoun | Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk. |
| bombycoidnoun | Any moth of the superfamily Bombycoidea |
| bombykolnoun | A pheromone released by the female silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, to attract mates. |
| budwormnoun | Any of various moth caterpillars. |
| bombycillidnoun | (zoology) Any bird in the family Bombycillidae. |
| bombycilloidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the Bombycilloidea superfamily of birds. |
| bombyliidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the family Bombyliidae, the bee flies. |
| budmothnoun | Any of various moths, whose caterpillars are the budworms. |
| 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. |
| bee mothnoun | (UK) Any yellow and black hawk moth, especially genus Hemaris, that resembles a bumblebee, a bumblebee moth. |
| slug mothnoun | Any moth of the family Limacodidae. |
| saddlebacknoun | A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks. |
| bumblebeenoun | Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus. |
| bud mothnoun | Spilonota ocellana, a tortricid moth whose larvae feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs. |
| bollwormnoun | The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton. |
| bogongnoun | Synonym of bogong moth. |
| bumblebee mothnoun | Any of several species of moth that somewhat resemble bumblebees in coloration. |
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