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silkworm vs ailanthus silkworm

ailanthus silkworm vs silkworm

silkworm and ailanthus silkworm both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
silkworm Yes No No No
ailanthus silkworm Yes No No No
As nouns, ailanthus silkworm is a hyponym of silkworm; that is, ailanthus silkworm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than silkworm:
  • silkworm: larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
  • ailanthus silkworm: large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
Other hyponyms of silkworm include Samia cynthia.
silkworm (noun) ailanthus silkworm (noun)
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 green silkworm of the cynthia moth
larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
Difference between silkworm and ailanthus silkworm

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