Silkworm - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsɪlkwɜːrm|
Brit.
|ˈsɪlkwɜːm|
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
- larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
- larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
Extra examples
Silkworms spin cocoons.
Word forms
noun
singular: silkworm
plural: silkworms
singular: silkworm
plural: silkworms
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