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Definition: Bombyx

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth.[Wordnet]
2. A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Bombyx" is a common misspelling or typo for: Bomb, Bobby, Bomber, Bombay, Bombed, Booby.

Date "Bombyx" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1778. (references)

Specialty Definition: Bombyx

Domain Definition
Antiquities Bombyx (bombux). The silk-worm. See Sericum. (references)

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Common Expressions: Bombyx

Expressions Definition
Bombyx mori Stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Bombyx Type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Bombyx

Expressions Domain Definition
Bombyx textor Industry A type of spinning frame sometimes used for spinning high-quality yarn at a slower process when compared with the ring spinning method. Source: European Union. (references)

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Extended Definition: Bombyx

Bombyx

Bombyx
Female Bombyx mori
Female Bombyx mori
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Macrolepidoptera
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Bombyx
Linnaeus, 1758[verification needed]
Species

Bombyx mandarina
Bombyx mori

Bombyx is the genus of true silkmoths or mulberry silkmoths, moths of the family Bombycidae. It contains only two species:

  • Bombyx mandarina, wild silkmoth
  • Bombyx mori, domesticated silkmoth. "Silkworm" is the name usually applied to the caterpillars of this species.

The caterpillars feed on Moraceae, especially on mulberries (Morus).


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Topics by Level of Interest: Bombyx

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Bombyx mori 23     Bombyx 4
Bombyx mandarina 10     Bombyx mandarina 10
Bombyx 4     Bombyx mori 23

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Translations: Bombyx

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 家蚕 (Bombyx mori). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, bombyx. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 家蠶 (Bombyx mori). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, bombyx. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Seidenraupe (silkworm, bombyx). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, bombyx. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch zýderups (silkworm, bombyx). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, bombyx. (volunteer & more translations)
German Seidenraupe (silkworm, bombyx). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, bombyx. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Seidenraupe (silkworm, bombyx). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, bombyx. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Seidenraupe (silkworm, bombyx). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, bombyx. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish gusano de seda (silkworm, bombyx, caterpillar). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, bombyx. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian шовкопряд (silkworm, bombyx). Additional references: Ukrainian, bombyx. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) shovkopryad (silkworm, bombyx). Additional references: Ukrainian, bombyx. (volunteer & more translations)
Urdu ریشم کا کیڑا ۔ کرم پیلا (bombyx). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, bombyx. (volunteer & more translations)
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