» giant silkworm
Noun (1 meaning)
1. larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.
giant silkworm is a type of:
- caterpillar (noun) - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
types of giant silkworm:
- ailanthus silkworm, Samia cynthia (noun) - large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
giant silkworm is a member of:
- Saturniidae, family Saturniidae (noun) - important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
parts of giant silkworm:
- silk gland, serictery, sericterium (noun) - silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders