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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
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| 2. silkworm [ Synonyms: giant silkworm, wild wilkworm] | |
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Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
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