"Bombyx" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... worm; so particular, indeed, that it is surprising how the ancients could, for nearly 600 years after his death, be ignorant of the nature and origin of silk. He describes the silk worm as a horned worm, which he calls bombyx, which passes through several transformations, and produces bombytria. It does not appear, however, that he was acquainted either with the native country of this [work->worm], or with such a people as the Seres; and this is the only reason for believing that ...
— Robert Kerr's General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18 • William Stevenson |
