bombyx

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

bombyx bombyxes

Etymology

From translingual Bombyx, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux). Compare bombast.

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