bombycid

bombycid
/bom"beuh sid/, n.
1. a moth of the family Bombycidae, comprising a single species, Bombyx mori, the Chinese silkworm moth.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Bombycidae.
[ < NL Bombycidae, equiv. to L bombyc- (s. of bombyx silkworm < Gk bómbyx) + -idae -ID2]

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