Silkworm — synonyms, definition

1. silkworm (Noun)

2 synonyms
giant silkworm wild wilkworm
2 definitions

silkworm (Noun) — The commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fibre; the principal source of commercial silk.

silkworm (Noun) — Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.

1 type of
caterpillar
2 types
Samia cynthia ailanthus silkworm
3 parts
sericterium serictery silk gland
4 parts of
Saturniidae bombyx family Saturniidae genus Bombyx
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