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ailanthus silkworm vs silkworm

silkworm vs ailanthus silkworm

ailanthus silkworm and silkworm both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ailanthus silkworm Yes No No No
silkworm Yes No No No
As nouns, silkworm is a hypernym of ailanthus silkworm; that is, silkworm is a word with a broader meaning than ailanthus silkworm:
  • ailanthus silkworm: large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
  • silkworm: larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
Other hypernyms of ailanthus silkworm include giant silkworm, wild wilkworm.
ailanthus silkworm (noun) silkworm (noun)
large green silkworm of the cynthia moth 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
larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
Difference between ailanthus silkworm and silkworm

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