Bombyx


Definition: Meaning of, Bombyx in English to English dictionary.

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  1. type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
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Bombyx used in phrases

  • Bombyx mori (noun)
    1. stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce
  • genus Bombyx (noun)
    1. type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
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Pronunciation: ˈɔːθəʊɛpɪst
Parts of Speech: noun
especially one of the 17th or 18th century scholars who proposed to reform English spelling so it would reflect pronunciation more closely a practitioner of orthoepy