bombyx
See also: Bombyx
English

Instars of Silkmoths
Etymology
From Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux).
Noun
bombyx (plural bombyxes)
- Any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux); see Middle Persian pmbk' for more.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbom.byks/, [ˈbɔm.bʏks]
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | bombyx | bombycēs |
Genitive | bombycis | bombycum |
Dative | bombycī | bombycibus |
Accusative | bombycem | bombycēs |
Ablative | bombyce | bombycibus |
Vocative | bombyx | bombycēs |
Derived terms
References
- bombyx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bombyx in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- bombyx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- bombyx in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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