bombyx

See also Bombyx

English

Etymology

From Old French bombace, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ.

Noun

bombyx (plural bombyxes)

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

See also

• Bombyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bombyx on Wikispecies. Wikispecies

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Latin

Noun

bombyx (genitive bombycis); f, third declension

1. silkworm

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	bombyx	bombycēs
genitive	bombycis	bombycum
dative	bombycī	bombycibus
accusative	bombycem	bombycēs
ablative	bombyce	bombycibus
vocative	bombyx	bombycēs

Descendants

• Old Portuguese: babous