sericicultura
English translation: sericulture
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| 22:20 Jun 18, 2005 |
| Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Livestock / Animal Husbandry / agricultural sciences | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: António Ribeiro Local time: 06:19 | ||||||
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| 5 +4 | sericulture |
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| 5 +1 | sericulture |
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| 4 | silkworm farming |
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peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4sericulture Explanation: Sericulture, or silk production, from the moth, Bombyx mori (L.), has a long and colorful history unknown to most people. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, B. mori is the most widely used and intensively studied, and techniques for its rearing are the most improved. This insect is the sole living species in its family, Bombycidae, and has been domesticated for so long that it probably no longer survives in the wild. http://www.insects.org/ced1/seric.html |
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