silkworm
the larva of the Chinese silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, which spins a cocoon of commercially valuable silk.
the larva of any of several moths of the family Saturniidae, which spins a silken cocoon.
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Giving revamped silkworm silk a metallic bath may make the strands both strong and stiff, scientists report October 6 in Matter.
A metal ion bath may make fibers stronger than spider silk | Meghan Rosen | October 6, 2022 | Science NewsEvery kit contained some scientific goody, such as a fingerprinting kit, flexible magnet or silkworm cocoon — including some Things of Science products that definitely wouldn’t fly today, like asbestos-containing fabrics.
Thanks to the Silk Road, the contribution of silkworms to the history of global trade is more widely appreciated.
Why We Should Eat Crickets. And Other Bug Ideas - Facts So Romantic | Mary Ellen Hannibal | October 2, 2020 | NautilusSilkworms have been doing their thing for more than 300 million years.
Why We Should Eat Crickets. And Other Bug Ideas - Facts So Romantic | Mary Ellen Hannibal | October 2, 2020 | NautilusIn The silkworm, Rowling deploys this knack with an almost perfect touch.
Speed Read: J.K. Rowling Pens Another Winner With ‘The Silkworm’ | Malcolm Jones | June 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The silkworm brings back Cormoran Strike (yes, Potterish names still abound).
Speed Read: J.K. Rowling Pens Another Winner With ‘The Silkworm’ | Malcolm Jones | June 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe caterpillar produces silk, though it is not equal to that of the better known silkworm.
In the Wilds of Florida | W.H.G. KingstonThe Mussel which makes such long anchor-threads might be called "the silkworm of the sea."
On the Seashore | R. Cadwallader SmithThe silkworm is about eight weeks in arriving at maturity, during which period it changes its skin four or five times.
At a certain period of its existence the silkworm gives off a secretion of jelly-like substance.
Textiles | William H. DooleyMalpighi has observed that a silkworm often eats in a day mulberry leaves equal to its own weight.
The Insect World | Louis Figuier
British Dictionary definitions for silkworm
/ (ˈsɪlkˌwɜːm) /
the larva of the Chinese moth Bombyx mori, that feeds on the leaves of the mulberry tree: widely cultivated as a source of silk
any of various similar or related larvae
silkworm moth the moth of any of these larvae
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