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Silkworm
Silkworm Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Silkworm?
[n] hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk
[n] larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon Synonyms | Synonyms for Silkworm: giant silkworm | wild wilkworm Related Terms | Find terms related to Silkworm: See Also | ailanthus silkworm | Bombyx | caterpillar | family Saturniidae | genus Bombyx | Samia cynthia | Saturniidae | sericterium | serictery | silk gland Silkworm In Webster's Dictionary \Silk"worm`\, n. [AS. seolcwyrm.] (Zo["o]l.)
The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths,
which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its
cocoon before changing to a pupa.
Note: The common species ({Bombyx mori}) feeds on the leaves
of the white mulberry tree. It is native of China, but
has long been introduced into other countries of Asia
and Europe, and is reared on a large scale. In America
it is reared only to small extent. The Ailanthus
silkworm ({Philosamia cynthia}) is a much larger
species, of considerable importance, which has been
introduced into Europe and America from China. The most
useful American species is the Polyphemus. See
{Polyphemus}.
{Pernyi silkworm}, the larva of the Pernyi moth. See {Pernyi
moth}.
{Silkworm gut}, a substance prepared from the contents of the
silk glands of silkworms and used in making lines for
angling. See {Gut}.
{Silkworm rot}, a disease of silkworms; muscardine.
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