Bombyx

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Bombyx
       n : type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth [syn: {genus
           Bombyx}]