bombyx
See also: Bombyx
English
Instars of Silkmoths
Etymology
From Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux). Compare bombast.
Noun
bombyx (plural bombyxes)
- Any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries.
References
Bombyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
bombyx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
French
Etymology
From Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bɔ̃.biks/
Noun
bombyx m (plural bombyx)
- bombyx
- Synonym: ver à soie (“silkworm”)
- (archaic, obsolete) a type of woodwind instrument
Derived terms
- bombycique
- bombyx chinois du chêne
- bombyx du chêne
- bombyx du mûrier
- bombyx laineux
- bombyx neustrien
References
- “bombyx”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux); see Middle Persian pmbk' for more.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbom.byks/, [ˈbɔmbʏks̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbom.biks/, [ˈbɔmbiks]
Noun
bombyx f (genitive bombycis); third declension
- silkworm
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bombyx | bombycēs |
| Genitive | bombycis | bombycum |
| Dative | bombycī | bombycibus |
| Accusative | bombycem | bombycēs |
| Ablative | bombyce | bombycibus |
| Vocative | bombyx | bombycēs |
Derived terms
- bombycīnus
Descendants
- English: bombyx
- French: bombyx m
- Spanish: bómbice m
- Italian: bombice m
- Translingual: Bombyx
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