Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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silkworm | Yes | No | No | No |
Samia cynthia | Yes | No | No | No |
silkworm (noun) | Samia cynthia (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 | large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus |
larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon | large green silkworm of the cynthia moth |