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noun
Any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Bombyx
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Broader terms: arthropod genus
History
From translingual Bombyx, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux). Compare bombast.
