Bombycidae (Noun)
Meaning
Chinese silkworm moth.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Bombycidae, also known as Chinese silkworm moths, have been domesticated for thousands of years for silk production.
- A female Bombycidae moth can lay up to several hundred eggs at a time, usually on mulberry leaves.
- Scientists are researching Bombycidae's incredible silk-spinning abilities to apply the technology in the production of human textiles.
- After cocooning themselves in a silk capsule, Bombycidae emerge with transformed wing colors.
- Carefully preserved and transported, the pupae of the Bombycidae silk moths from the Himalayan Mountains proved effective breeding candidates in countries.