Definition of Bombycid

1. Noun. Moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk.

Exact synonyms: Bombycid Moth, Silkworm Moth
Generic synonyms: Moth
Group relationships: Bombycidae, Family Bombycidae
Specialized synonyms: Bombyx Mori, Domestic Silkworm Moth, Domesticated Silkworm Moth

Definition of Bombycid

1. a. Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx, or the family Bombycidæ.

Definition of Bombycid

1. Noun. (zoology) Any of the moths of the family Bombycidae. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bombycid

1. a moth [n -S] - See also: moth

Medical Definition of Bombycid

1. Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx, or the family Bombycidae. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bombycid

bombooras
bombora
bomboras
bombos
bombproof
bombproofed
bombproofing
bombproofs
bombs
bombshells
bombsight
bombsights
bombsite
bombsites
bombycid (current term)
bombycid moth
bombycids
bombycine
bombycinous
bombycoid
bombykol
bombykols
bombylious
bombyx
bombyxes
bommie
bommies
bon
bon-accord

Literary usage of Bombycid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1893)
"The second series has a more bombycid appearance, and may be typified by ... The vestiture has a more dense, matted appearance than in any bombycid, ..."

2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1902)
"In the bombycid phylum (culminating in N ... not so great, in fact, as that of iv in the bombycid phylum, yet here Mr. Tutt finds a difficulty, ..."

3. The Wilder Quarter-century Book: A Collection of Original Papers Dedicated (1893)
"In America we have also a wasp larva as well as two other hymenopterous hosts, viz. : an Ichneumon and a cynipid gall. We have also the eggs of a bombycid ..."

4. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1900)
"... and bombycid sections necessary, even when they have had no doubt that the other ... belonged to the more specialised bombycid group. ..."

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