genus bombyx

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   type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth

   SynonymsBombyx

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofBombycidae

Questions about genus bombyx

What does genus bombyx mean?

genus bombyx means "type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth".

What is another word for genus bombyx?

Close synonyms include Bombyx. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus bombyx a common word?

genus bombyx is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.