Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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silkworm | Yes | No | No | No |
Bombyx | Yes | No | No | No |
silkworm (noun) | Bombyx (noun) |
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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 | type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth |
larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon |