- Concept UI
- M0019864
- Related Numbers
- txid7091
- Scope Note
- 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)
- Terms
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Bombyx
Preferred Term
Term UI
T037830
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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Silkworms
Term UI
T037828
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
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Silkmoths
Term UI
T037829
Date01/23/1997
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1998)
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Silkworm
Term UI
T581395
Date04/06/2004
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2005)
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Silkmoth
Term UI
T581396
Date04/06/2004
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2005)