silkworm

[ silk-wurm ]

noun
  1. the larva of the Chinese silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, which spins a cocoon of commercially valuable silk.

  2. the larva of any of several moths of the family Saturniidae, which spins a silken cocoon.

Origin of silkworm

1
before 1000; Middle English sylkewyrme,Old English seolcwyrm.See silk, worm

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silkworm

/ (ˈsɪlkˌwɜːm) /


noun
  1. the larva of the Chinese moth Bombyx mori, that feeds on the leaves of the mulberry tree: widely cultivated as a source of silk

  2. any of various similar or related larvae

  1. silkworm moth the moth of any of these larvae

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