silkworm

IPA: sˈɪɫkwɝm

noun

  • Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
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Examples of "silkworm" in Sentences

  • The silkworm is completely domesticated.
  • To prevent this, silkworm cocoons are boiled.
  • Silkworm is the source of the stiff silkworm .
  • It is the centre of sericulture silkworm rearing .
  • In addition, there are livestock and silkworm farms.
  • The genetics and genomics of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
  • The immersion in hot water also kills the silkworm larvae.
  • The cocoons are first boiled to loosen the thread and remove the silkworm.
  • Silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm.
  • Brocade continued its innovation with the new director, the SilkWorm 48000.

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