noun · masculinesecond declension
necydalus
necydalus m (genitive necydalī)
Meaning
- masculineThe larva of the silkworm
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | necydalus | necydalī |
| genitive | necydalī | necydalōrum |
| dative | necydalō | necydalīs |
| accusative | necydalum | necydalōs |
| ablative | necydalō | necydalīs |
| vocative | necydale | necydalī |
nĕcўdălus, i, m., = νεκύδαλος (deathlike),
I. the larva of the silk-worm, in the stage of metamorphosis preceding that in which it receives the name of bombyx:
primum eruca fit, deinde, quod vocatur bombylius, ex eo necydalus, ex hoc in sex mensibus bombyx, Plin. 11, 22, 26, § 76 (acc. to Aristot. H. A. 5, 19, κάμπη, βομβύλιος, νεκύδαλος, βομβύκιον).Origins
From Ancient Greek νεκύδαλος (nekúdalos).