bombycid
a moth of the family Bombycidae, comprising a single species, Bombyx mori, the Chinese silkworm moth.
belonging or pertaining to the family Bombycidae.
Origin of 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 DarwinThe family bombycid comprises many species which we must not omit to mention.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierA 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 IngersollThey 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
/ (ˈbɒmbɪsɪd) /
any moth, including the silkworm moth, of the family Bombycidae, most of which occur in Africa and SE Asia
of, relating to, or belonging to the Bombycidae
Origin of bombycid
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