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Princeton's WordNet
Bombyx, genus Bombyxnoun
type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
Wiktionary
bombyxnoun
Any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries.
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Bombyx
Bombyx is the genus of true silk moths or mulberry silk moths of the family Bombycidae, also known as silkworms, which are the larvae or caterpillars of silk moths. The genus was erected as a subgenus by Carl Linnaeus in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae (1758).
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bombyx
Bombyx is a genus of moth, the most known species of which is Bombyx mori, or the domestic silk moth, cultivated for the silk thread spun by its larvae or caterpillars. The term "bombyx" may also refer more generally to the larvae or caterpillars themselves, particularly those that produce silk.
Webster Dictionary
Bombyxnoun
a genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See Silkworm
Wikidata
Bombyx
Bombyx is the genus of true silkmoths or mulberry silkmoths of the family Bombycidae. For a few thousand years, people only recognised 2 species, but then several other less important species were discovered, and the genus contains 2 tested hybrid species- a semi-natural cross between a female Bombyx Mori and a male Bombyx Mandarina, and an other hybrid the other way around from the first.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bombyx
bom′biks, n. the silkworm. [Gr.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Bombyx
A genus of silkworm MOTHS in the family Bombycidae of the order LEPIDOPTERA. The family contains a single species, Bombyx mori from the Greek for silkworm + mulberry tree (on which it feeds). A native of Asia, it is sometimes reared in this country. It has long been raised for its SILK and after centuries of domestication it probably does not exist in nature. It is used extensively in experimental GENETICS. (From Borror et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p519)
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bombyx in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bombyx in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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