Definisjon av silkworm

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Noun

silkworm - larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
giant silkworm, wild wilkworm
caterpillar a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
family saturniidae, saturniidae important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
ailanthus silkworm, samia cynthia large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
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
caterpillar a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
bombyx, genus bombyx type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
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Substantiv

silkworm - Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori which is the source of most commercial silk.

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