English Dictionary

silkmoth

名詞

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).

日本語の意味

蚕蛾：幼虫が蚕となる蛾全般を指す。特に家蚕（Bombyx mori）として知られるものや、Bombycidae科・Saturniidae科、さらにはLasiocampidae科に属するものも含む。

A silkmoth emerged from its cocoon at dawn, startling the gardener.

カイコの幼虫になる蛾が夜明けに繭から羽化して、庭師を驚かせた。

意味（1）

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).

silkmoths （ plural ）