silkworm
Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
A kind of
- caterpillar
Related words
- Pernyi silkworm
- silkworm moth
Word history
From Old English "seolcwyrm".
Where this comes from
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