Bombyx is the genus of true silkmoths or mulberry silkmoths of the family Bombycidae. For a few thousand years, people only recognised 2 species, but then several other less important species were discovered, and the genus contains 2 tested hybrid species- a semi-natural cross between a female Bombyx mori and a male Bombyx mandarina, and an other ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyx
Bom'byx (bŏm'bĭks) noun [ Latin , silkworm. See Bombazine .] (Zoology) A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See Silkworm . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/77