English dictionary
silkworm
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
Source: WordNet 3.0
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larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa.
Source: webster1913