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Meanings of wild wilkworm in English

Catalan
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"
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
Translations for wild wilkworm