bombyx
Meanings
noun
- Any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries.
Word forms
Etymology
From translingual Bombyx, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux). Compare bombast.
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