silkmoth

Noun

Meaning

silkmoth (plural silkmoths)

Any moth whose caterpillar stage is a silkworm, especially Bombyx mori, the domestic silkmoth, but also others in the familes Bombycidae and Saturniidae (as well as the Siberian silkmoth in the Lasiocampidae).

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Synonyms

hawk moth lepidopteran saturniid sphinx moth

Phrases with the word

ailanthus silkmoth Assam silkmoth calleta silkmoth ceanothus silkmoth cecrops eyed silkmoth Chinese oak silkmoth

Close letter words and terms

silklike silkman silkmapin silkness silkoline silks