Bombycid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bombycid \Bom*by"cid\, a. (Zool.)
     Like or pertaining to the genus {Bombyx}, or the family
     {Bombycid[ae]}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  bombycid
       n : moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry
           leaves and produce silk [syn: {bombycid moth}, {silkworm
           moth}]