Pachypasa

noun
Pa·​chyp·​a·​sa | \ pəˈkipəsə\

Definition of Pachypasa

: a genus of lasiocampid moths including a Syrian silkworm (P. otus) reared by the Greeks and Romans for its silk until the introduction of the Chinese silkworm in a.d. 550

History and Etymology for Pachypasa

New Latin, probably from pachy- + Greek pas all; akin to Sanskrit śaśvat every, śvayati he swells

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