Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bombyx

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: bom-byx
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries.

Example Sentences

"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[.]"

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: Bombyx

Inflected Forms

bombyxes (plural)

Questions

What does bombyx mean?: Any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries.
Where does bombyx come from?: From translingual Bombyx, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux). Compare bombast.

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