'Bombyx' definitions:

Definition of 'Bombyx'

(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth [syn: Bombyx, genus Bombyx]

Definition of 'Bombyx'

From: GCIDE
  • Bombyx \Bom"byx\ (b[o^]m"b[i^]ks), n. [L., silkworm. See Bombazine.] (Zool.) A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See Silkworm. [1913 Webster]

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