/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 ]