bombycid

[ bom-buh-sid ]

noun

a moth of the family Bombycidae, comprising a single species, Bombyx mori, the Chinese silkworm moth.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Bombycidae.

Origin of bombycid

<New Latin Bombycidae, equivalent to Latin bombȳc- (stem of bombȳx silkworm <Greek bómbȳx) + -idae-id²

Words Nearby bombycid

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How to use bombycid in a sentence

The males of the wild bombycid "fly swiftly in the day-time and evening, but the females are usually very sluggish and inactive."
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. | Charles Darwin
The family bombycid comprises many species which we must not omit to mention.
The Insect World | Louis Figuier
A remarkable family (bombycid) is that of the hawk moths, which much resemble in shape and action humming birds.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life | Ernest Ingersoll
They belong to that family of bombycid, which envelop their eggs in hair plucked from their own body.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) | William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for bombycid

bombycid

/ (ˈbɒmbɪsɪd) /

noun

any moth, including the silkworm moth, of the family Bombycidae, most of which occur in Africa and SE Asia

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Bombycidae

Origin of bombycid

C19: from Latin bombyx silkworm

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