bombyx, ȳcis, m. (f., Plin. 11, 23, 27, 76; Tert. Pall. 3), = βόμβυξ.
I The silk-worm , Plin. 11, 22, 25, § 75 sqq.; Mart. 8, 33, 16; Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 121; Isid. Orig. 12, 5, 8; 19, 27, 5.—
II Meton.
A That which is made of silk , a silken garment , silk : Arabius, Arabian (the best), Prop. 2, 3, 15: Assyria bombyx, Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 78.—
B In gen., for any fine fibre , e. g. cotton , Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 14.