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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