silkmoth

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounsilkmoth (plural silkmoths)

plural silkmoths

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

Origin

From silk + moth.

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APA

silkmoth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silkmoth

MLA

“silkmoth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silkmoth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silkmoth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silkmoth.

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