Preferred Label : bombyx;
MeSH definition : A genus of silkworm MOTHS in the family Bombycidae of the order LEPIDOPTERA. The family
contains a single species, Bombyx mori from the Greek for silkworm mulberry tree
(on which it feeds). A native of Asia, it is sometimes reared in this country. It
has long been raised for its SILK and after centuries of domestication it probably
does not exist in nature. It is used extensively in experimental GENETICS. (From Borror
et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p519);
MeSH synonym : bombyxs; silkmoth; silkmoths; silkworm; silkworms;
CISMeF synonym : morus, bombyx;
MeSH hyponym : bombyx mori; Bombyx morus; mori, Bombyx;
MeSH Related Number : txid7091;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyx;
UNII : txid7090;
Origin ID : D012831;
UMLS CUI : C0037119;
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A genus of silkworm MOTHS in the family Bombycidae of the order LEPIDOPTERA. The family
contains a single species, Bombyx mori from the Greek for silkworm mulberry tree
(on which it feeds). A native of Asia, it is sometimes reared in this country. It
has long been raised for its SILK and after centuries of domestication it probably
does not exist in nature. It is used extensively in experimental GENETICS. (From Borror
et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p519)
