单词 | silkworm moth |
释义 | silkworm moth (once / 738707 pages) n WORD FAMILY silkworm moth: silkworm moths USAGE EXAMPLESScientists there recently unveiled a tiny robot that is driven by a male silkworm moth responding to a female moth’s seductive pheromone aroma. Washington Post(Aug 05, 2013) In the book’s final chapter, he traces the journey of a silkworm moth. Salon(Feb 04, 2013) A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. Webster, Noah, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary—(2n...(2012) 1n any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae Syn|Hypo|Hyper giant silkworm moth Samia cynthia, Samia walkeri, cynthia moth large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus Atticus atlas, atlas mothgiant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk saturniid, saturniid moth large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons 2n moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk Syn|Hypo|Hyper bombycid, bombycid moth Bombyx mori, domestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce moth typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
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