Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun [lowercase] A wind-instrument of the ancient Greeks, probably sounded by a reed mouthpiece: so called from its shape.
- noun A Linnean genus of lepidopterous insects, now the type of the family Bombycidæ.
- noun In conchology, a genus of pulmonate gastropods.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See
silkworm .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any member of the
genus Bombyx of truesilkmoths , whosecaterpillars often feed onmulberries .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
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Examples
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He describes the silk worm as a horned worm, which he calls bombyx, which passes through several transformations, and produces bombytria.
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It's bombyx silk, dyed by Marci of Wauka Valley Farm.
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It's bombyx silk, dyed by Marci of Wauka Valley Farm.
June 2007 2007
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A blend of bombyx silk and merino wool. by cavalaxis at
Archive 2006-09-01 cavalaxis 2006
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A blend of bombyx silk and merino wool. by cavalaxis at
Bombyx Merino Handspun cavalaxis 2006
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A skein of gorgeous bombyx silk yarn from Ellen's Half Pint Farm in Norwich, VT:
Rhinebeck The Raven 2006
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A skein of gorgeous bombyx silk yarn from Ellen's Half Pint Farm in Norwich, VT:
Archive 2006-10-01 The Raven 2006
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But the Juillard Dictionnaire Inverse de la Langue Française lists twenty rhymes, among them bombyx, hélix, prolixe, and strix; and we may add the great name of Vercingétorix.
Rhymes with 'IX' Comenetz, Michael 1999
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The third American species reared under glass is the following very interesting bombyx: _Ceratocampa (Eacles) imperialis_.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various
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The root of the name is _bombyx_, the Latin for silkworm.
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