Bombycidae
plural noun
Bom·byc·i·dae
| \ bämˈbisəˌdē \
Definition of Bombycidae
: a family of chiefly Asian moderate-sized moths having larvae that feed on leaves and spin cocoons of commercially usable silk and including the domesticated silkworms (genus Bombyx) and a few related forms but formerly including many other moths
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