BOMBYCID


Meaning of BOMBYCID in English

/bom"beuh sid/ , n.

1. a moth of the family Bombycidae, comprising a single species, Bombyx mori, the Chinese silkworm moth.

adj.

2. belonging or pertaining to the family Bombycidae.

[ Bombycidae, equiv. to L bombyc- (s. of bombyx silkworm bómbyx ) + -idae -ID 2 ]

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