silkmoth
English
noun
Definitions
- 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).
Etymology
Compound from English silk + English moth.
Origin
English
moth
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Mothman English
- bagmoth English
- budmoth English
- corn silk English
- cornsilk English
- desilk English
- fishmoth English
- hawkmoth English
- micromoth English
- moth English
- moth-hunter English
- mothball English
- mothlike English
- mothproof English
- mothwing English
- mothy English
- nonsilk English
- silk English
- silken English
- silkette English
- silkgrass English
- silkgrower English
- silkgrowing English
- silkless English
- silklike English
- silkman English
- silkness English
- silkscreen English
- silkstone English
- silktail English
- silkware English
- silkwear English
- silkweed English
- silkwoman English
- silkwork English
- silkworks English
- silkworm English
- silky English
- webmoth English
- moþþe Old English
- silk Middle English
- silka Esperanto
- silko Esperanto
- silik Choctaw
- silk
- moth
- silky
- mothy
- desilk
- silken
- silkman
- budmoth
- Mothman
- nonsilk
- webmoth
- bagmoth
- mothlike
- silkworm
- silkweed
- silkware
- mothball
- silkwork
- fishmoth
- silklike
- silktail
- silkette
- mothwing
- hawkmoth
- cornsilk
- silkless
- silkwear
- silkness
- silkworks
- silkgrass
- silkwoman
- corn silk
- mothproof
- silkstone
- micromoth
- silkgrower
- silkscreen
- moth-hunter
- silkgrowing