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Meanings of
silkworm
in inglés
catalán
cuc de seda
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Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.
giant silkworm
wild wilkworm
catalán
cuc de seda
No examples available for any of the synonyms
Usage of
silkworm
in inglés
1
The honey-beemust be ranked next to the
silkworm
in economical importance.
2
The
silkworm
,
when ready to make its cocoon, seeks a suitable support.
3
Yellow silk of some wild
silkworm
was the sewing material used.
4
The cultivation of the
silkworm
mulberry will probably die out before very long.
5
She had a face like a
silkworm
,
and the dining-room reeks of orris-root.
6
The
silkworm
-
rearers
are now taught to breed from healthy moths only.
7
In 2011, Fraser and his colleagues engineered a
silkworm
that spun spider silk.
8
Whistler's butterfly was the moth of the
silkworm
borrowed from Hokusai.
9
That's what the
silkworm
does-onlyit does it several times over.
10
Examine any other earthly object, like a
silkworm
,
bee or other small creature.
11
These results suggested that improvement may have affected the nervous system of the
silkworm
.
12
The labor of
silkworm
rearing all comes in one month.
13
The leadership resorted to lotteries, searching for gold, and
silkworm
production to increase profits.
14
The buffalo also and the
silkworm
belong only to modern, not to ancient Italy.
15
In more than one way, a
silkworm
is a sophisticated multi-material, multi-axis 3-D printer.
16
From its chrysalis state, the
silkworm
but becomes a moth, that very quickly expires.
Other examples for "silkworm"
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silkworm
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
call silkworm
cerebral silkworm
engineer a silkworm
estimable silkworm
familiar silkworm
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Translations for
silkworm
catalán
cuc de seda
Silkworm
through the time
Silkworm
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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