bombyx

See also: Bombyx

English
Instars of Silkmoths

Etymology

From Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux).

Noun

bombyx (plural bombyxes)

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

References

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux); see Middle Persian pmbk' for more.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbom.byks/, [ˈbɔm.bʏks]

Noun

bombyx f (genitive bombycis); third declension

  1. silkworm

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bombyx bombycēs
Genitive bombycis bombycum
Dative bombycī bombycibus
Accusative bombycem bombycēs
Ablative bombyce bombycibus
Vocative bombyx bombycēs

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • bombyx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bombyx in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bombyx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • bombyx in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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