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    silkworm

    silkworm - Dictionary definition and meaning for word silkworm

    Definition
    (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 Definition
    (noun) larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
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