» silkworm
Noun (2 meanings)
1. the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk.
silkworm is a type of:
- caterpillar (noun) - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
silkworm is a member of:
- Bombyx, genus Bombyx (noun) - type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
parts of silkworm:
- silk gland, serictery, sericterium (noun) - silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders
2. larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.
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 silkworm:
- ailanthus silkworm, Samia cynthia (noun) - large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
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 silkworm:
- silk gland, serictery, sericterium (noun) - silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders