BOMBYX

Bombyx, genus Bombyx

(noun) type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bombyx (plural bombyxes)

Any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries.

Source: Wiktionary


Bom"byx, n. Etym: [L., silkworm. See Bombazine.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See Silkworm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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