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eria|ˈɪərɪə|
Also eri.
[Assamese eriya, adj. f. era the castor-oil plant.]
In eria silk: see quot. 1881; eria worm: the silkworm that produces this silk, Attacus ricini. Also eria cocoon, eria moth.
1837Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal VI. 23 The eria worm and moth differ from the mulberry worm or moth in every respect. 1866Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 724/1 The ‘Eria’, or ‘Arrindy’ silkworm, native of India. 1868Wood Homes without H. xiv. 282 The well known Eria silk of India is produced by an insect closely allied to the Atlas Moth. 1881Hunter in Encycl. Brit. XII. 752 s.v. India, Eria silk is obtained from the cocoons of Phalæna Cynthia, and the worm is fed..upon the leaves of the castor-oil plant. 1887Ibid. XXII. 60/2 The eria or arrindi moth of Bengal and Assam, Attacus ricini, which feeds on the castor-oil plant. 1909H. Maxwell-Lefroy Indian Insect Life 479 Moths reared from true eri cocoons cultivated in Assam proved to be the latter [sc. Attacus ricini]. 1923Nature CXI. 411/2 It appears that all the recognised diseases are prevalent, and those of the mulberry, muga, and eri worms are the same. 1944Indian Farming V. 365/1 The rearing of eri is much easier than that of any other silk worm. Ibid. 365/2 There is a large trade in silk and the eri cocoons. 1956W. J. B. Crotch Silkmoth Rearer's Handbk. (ed. 2) x. 128 Philosamia Grote (Eri Silkmoth). |