SILKWORM MOTH

Meaning of SILKWORM MOTH in English

any of several moths of the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae, the larvae of which are silkworms.

[ 1805-15 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SILKWORM MOTH — Any moth in the genus Bombyx (family Bombycidae). The Chinese silkworm ( B. mori ) has been used in commercial …
Английский словарь Британика
SILKWORM MOTH — (Bombyx), insect and source of commercial silk and an important member of the family Bombycidae (order Lepidoptera). Because of its …
Britannica English vocabulary
SILKWORM MOTH — Any moth in the genus Bombyx (family Bombycidae). The Chinese silkworm ( B. mori ) has been used in commercial …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SILKWORM MOTH — бабочка тутового шелкопряда
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILKWORM MOTH — бабочка тутового шелкопряда
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SILKWORM MOTH — бабочка тутового шелкопряда
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SILKWORM MOTH — бабочка тутового шелкопряда
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SILKWORM MOTH — - silk moth
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SILKWORM MOTH — = silk moth
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SILKWORM MOTH — бабочка тутового шелкопряда
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH — tinea. MOTHEATEN: rodet de tineas
English interlingue dictionary
MOTH — anunugba
English-Visayan vocabulary
SILKWORM — noun Date: before 12th century a moth whose larva spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOTH — I Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
Английский словарь Британика
MOTH — I. ˈmȯ]th also ˈmä] noun ( plural moths ]thz, ]ths, ]z\) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILKWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English seolcwyrm, from seolc silk + wyrm worm : a moth larva that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILKWORM — (n.) The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk …
Английский словарь Webster
MOTH — (n.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these …
Английский словарь Webster
MOTH — (n.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.
Английский словарь Webster
SILKWORM — ( n. ) The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTH — ( n. ) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTH — ( n. ) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILKWORM — /silk"werrm'/ , n. 1. the larva of the Chinese silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, which spins a cocoon of commercially valuable …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTH — /mawth, moth/ , n. , pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/ . 1. any of numerous insects of the order …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILKWORM — n. variety of moth larva that spins a cocoon made of silk fibers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SILKWORM — noun Date: before 12th century : a moth whose larva spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTH — noun ( plural moths ˈmȯthz, ˈmȯths) Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old English moththe; akin to Middle High German motte …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SILKWORM — noun the larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk …
Webster English vocab
MOTH — noun a mote. 2. moth ·noun anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. 3. moth …
Webster English vocab
SILKWORM — ■ noun a caterpillar of a domesticated silk moth, which spins a silk cocoon that is processed to yield silk …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SILKWORM — [silk.worm] n (bef. 12c): a moth whose larva spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon; esp: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTH — [moth] n, pl moths [ME mothe, fr. OE moththe; akin to MHG motte moth] (bef. 12c) 1: clothes moth 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTH — South African day-flying moth (Euchromia formosa) any of several thousand species of usually nocturnal insects belonging to about 47 families …
Britannica English vocabulary
SILKWORM — silkworm BrE AmE ˈsɪlk wɜːm AmE \ -wɝːm ▷ silkworm|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTH — moth BrE AmE mɒθ AmE mɔːθ mɑːθ ▷ moths mɒθs AmE mɔːðz mɑːðz, mɔːθs, mɑːθs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SILKWORM — / ˈsɪlkwɜːm; NAmE -wɜːrm/ noun a caterpillar (= a small creature like a worm with legs) that produces silk thread …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILKWORM — silk ‧ worm /ˈsɪlkwɜːm $ -wɜːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a type of ↑ caterpillar which produces silk thread
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTH — moth /mɒθ $ mɒːθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: moththe ] an insect related to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SILKWORM — n. the caterpillar of the moth Bombyx mori, which spins its cocoon of silk.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SILKWORM — n. the caterpillar of the moth Bombyx mori, which spins its cocoon of silk.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTH — n. 1 any usu. nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies, having a stout body and without clubbed antennae. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SILKWORM — n. the caterpillar of the moth Bombyx mori, which spins its cocoon of silk.
Oxford English vocab
MOTH — n.1 any usu. nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies, having a stout body and without clubbed antennae. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SILKWORM — ( silkworms) A silkworm is the young form of a Chinese moth and it produces silk. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTH — ( moths) A moth is an insect like a butterfly which usually flies about at night. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILKWORM — (~s) A ~ is the young form of a Chinese moth and it produces silk. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SILKWORM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And the lady dressed by the silkworm was probably oblivious to everything. ▪ In one, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE female ▪ When the evening comes the female spruce budworm moth rises up on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SILKWORM — [noun] [C] - a type of caterpillar (= a small tube-shaped insect with many legs) which produces threads of silk …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTH — [noun] [C] - an winged insect which is similar to a butterfly, usually flies at night, and is attracted to …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTH — n. owlet moth bagworm moth gypsy moth hawk moth sphinx moth luna moth saturniid moth giant silkworm moth silkworm moth …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOTH — n. Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOTH — noun Moth is used after these nouns: ↑ silk
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOTH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Moths See also butterfly . lobster moth angle shades luna moth atlas moth magpie …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILKWORM — n. 1) to keep ( BE ), raise ( esp. AE ), rear ( BE ) ~s 2) ~s spin …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
MOTH — By the Hebrew word we are certainly to understand some species of clothes-moth (tinea). Reference to the destructive habits of …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SILKWORM — сущ.; зоол. тутовый шелкопряд to keep брит., raise, rear брит. silkworms ≈ разводить тутовых шелкопрядов Silkworms spin cocoons. ≈ Шелкопряды …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILKWORM — Шелковичный червь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SILKWORM — n 1. энт. тутовый шелкопряд ( Bombyx mori ) 2. воен. жарг. парашютист
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SILKWORM — шелкопряд - hatch silkworm - silkworm molts
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SILKWORM — шелковичный червь
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SILKWORM — (n) парашютист; тутовый шелкопряд
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SILKWORM — n 1. энт. тутовый шелкопряд ( Bombyx mori ) 2. воен. жарг. парашютист
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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