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Meanings of giant silkworm in English

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cuc de seda

Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.

        cuc de seda
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        Examples for "silkworm"
        1
        The honey-beemust be ranked next to the silkworm in economical importance.
        The Earth as Modified by Human Action
        2
        The silkworm, when ready to make its cocoon, seeks a suitable support.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887
        3
        Yellow silk of some wild silkworm was the sewing material used.
        The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
        4
        The cultivation of the silkworm mulberry will probably die out before very long.
        Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland
        5
        She had a face like a silkworm, and the dining-room reeks of orris-root.
        Howards End
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