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  1. silkworm:


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Detailed Synonyms for silkworm in English

silkworm:

silkworm [the ~] nom

  1. the silkworm
    the silkworm
  2. the silkworm
    – 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 1
    the silkworm
    – 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 1
  3. the silkworm
    – larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon 1
    the silkworm; the wild wilkworm; the giant silkworm
    – larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon 1

Related Words for "silkworm":

  • silkworms

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Related Definitions for "silkworm":

  1. 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 silk1
  2. larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon1

Related Synonyms for silkworm