| 单词 | eri cocoon |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseri cocoon In eri silk: (see quot. 1881); eri worm: the silkworm that produces this silk, Attacus ricini. Also eri cocoon, eri moth. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Bombycidae > genus Bombyx > silk moth > caterpillar of bombyx mori or silkworm > attacus ricini (eria) eri silk1837 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > silk > [noun] > other ailantine1860 eri silk1868 gum silk1885 1837 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 6 i. 23 The eria worm and moth differ from the mulberry worm or moth in every respect. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 724/1 The ‘Eria’, or ‘Arrindy’ silkworm, native of India. 1868 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xiv. 282 The well known Eria silk of India is produced by an insect closely allied to the Atlas Moth. 1881 Hunter in Encycl. Brit. XII. 752 at India Eria silk is obtained from the cocoons of Phalæna Cynthia, and the worm is fed..upon the leaves of the castor-oil plant. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 60/2 The eria or arrindi moth of Bengal and Assam, Attacus ricini, which feeds on the castor-oil plant. 1909 H. Maxwell-Lefroy Indian Insect Life 479 Moths reared from true eri cocoons cultivated in Assam proved to be the latter [sc. Attacus ricini]. 1923 Nature 24 Mar. 411/2 It appears that all the recognised diseases are prevalent, and those of the mulberry, muga, and eri worms are the same. 1944 Indian Farming 5 365/1 The rearing of eri is much easier than that of any other silk worm. 1944 Indian Farming 5 365/2 There is a large trade in silk and the eri cocoons. 1956 W. J. B. Crotch Silkmoth Rearer's Handbk. (ed. 2) x. 128 Philosamia Grote (Eri Silkmoth). < as lemmas |
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