| NOUN | animal | silkworm | the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber |
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| animal | silkworm, giant silkworm, wild wilkworm | larva of a saturniid moth |
| Sounds | sih'lkwerm | |
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| Rhymes | affirm ... worm: 26 rhymes with erm... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Member of | Bombyx, genus Bombyx | type genus of the Bombycidae |
| Parts | silk gland, serictery, sericterium | silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm / silkworm) or spiders |
| Broader | caterpillar | A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth |
| Spanish | gusano de seda | |
| Catalan | cuc de seda | |
| Meaning | larva of a saturniid moth; spins / spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon. | |
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| Synonyms | giant silkworm, wild wilkworm | |
| Member of | Saturniidae, family Saturniidae | Important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known |
| Parts | silk gland, serictery, sericterium | silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm / silkworm) or spiders |
| Narrower | ailanthus silkworm, Samia cynthia | large green silkworm / silkworm of the cynthia moth |
| Broader | caterpillar | A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth |
| Spanish | gusano de seda | |
| Catalan | cuc de seda | |
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