bombycid

Adjective, Noun

bom=by=cid

WORDNET DICTIONARY

bombycid(n = noun.animal) bombycid moth, silkworm moth - moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk;

is a kind of moth

is a member of bombycidae, family bombycidae

has particulars: bombyx mori, domestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth

bombycid, a.

Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx, or the family Bombycidæ. [1913 Webster]