bombȳlis — Lewis & Short
bombȳlis, is, f., = bombuli/s,
I the silkworm in its chrysalis state, Plin. 11, 22, 26, § 76.—Collat. form bombȳlĭus, ii, m., = bombu/lios, Ambros. Hexaëm. 5, 23, 77.
The corpus record — Latin
bombylis
bombylis · f
the silkworm in its chrysalis state
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- Naturalis Historia 1 · 0.03/10k
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Where it came from
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