bombycid

/bom-buh-sid/US // ˈbɒm bə sɪd //UK // (ˈbɒmbɪsɪd) //

杀虫剂

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a moth of the family Bombycidae, comprising a single species, Bombyx mori, the Chinese silkworm moth.

adj.形容词 adjective

The males of the wild Bombycid "fly swiftly in the day-time and evening, but the females are usually very sluggish and inactive."
The family Bombycid comprises many species which we must not omit to mention.
A remarkable family (Bombycid) is that of the hawk moths, which much resemble in shape and action humming birds.
They belong to that family of Bombycid, which envelop their eggs in hair plucked from their own body.