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bombyx

bombyx noun: any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries.

bombyx: any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries
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Noun

bombyx (plural bombyxes)

  1. Any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries.
    • Most mammifera exhale, in the rutting season, peculiar emanations serving to annouce to the male the presence of the female, and excite in him the sexual desire. This situation is true also in the case of insects, for example, in the female of the bombyx butterfly[.]1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 80

bombyx meaning in Tamil

bombyx in Tamil

பட்டுப்பூச்சி

Forms of bombyx

pluralbombyxes

Origin of bombyx

From translingual Bombyx, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux). Compare bombast.

Questions about bombyx

What does bombyx mean?
Bombyx means any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries.
What is bombyx in Tamil?
Bombyx in Tamil is பட்டுப்பூச்சி. See Bombyx meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bombyx?
Bombyx is a noun.
What is the plural of bombyx?
The plural of bombyx is bombyxes.

Words near bombyx in the dictionary

  1. bombykol
  2. bombykols
  3. bombyliid
  4. bombyliids
  5. bombylious
  6. bombyx
  7. bombyxes
  8. bombyxin
  9. bombyxins
  10. bombé
  11. BOMDAS

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