Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.
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Examples for "silkworm"
Examples for "silkworm"
1The honey-beemust be ranked next to the silkworm in economical importance.
2The silkworm, when ready to make its cocoon, seeks a suitable support.
3Yellow silk of some wild silkworm was the sewing material used.
4The cultivation of the silkworm mulberry will probably die out before very long.
5She had a face like a silkworm, and the dining-room reeks of orris-root.
Translations for wild wilkworm