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bombycid

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bom⋅by⋅cid

  [bom-buh-sid]
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–noun
1. a moth of the family Bombycidae, comprising a single species, Bombyx mori, the Chinese silkworm moth.
–adjective
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Bombycidae.
Origin:
< NL Bombycidae, equiv. to L bombȳc- (s. of bombȳx silkworm < Gk bómbȳx) + -idae -id 2
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bom·by·cid   (bŏm'bĭ-sĭd)   
n.  A moth of the family Bombycidae, which includes the silkworms.

[From New Latin Bombȳcidae, family name, from Latin bombȳx, bombȳc-, silkworm; see bombazine.]
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