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eng: silkworm
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(noun) 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
silkworm
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(noun) larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
giant silkworm, wild wilkworm, silkworm
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(noun) stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce
Bombyx mori, domesticated silkworm moth, domestic silkworm moth
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