Silkworm /(?)/
Silk·worm
Silkworm
n.
- The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa. (Zool.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Pernyi silkworm
- the larva of the Pernyi moth. See Pernyi moth.
- Silkworm gut
- a substance prepared from the contents of the silk glands of silkworms and used in making lines for angling. See Gut.
- Silkworm rot
- a disease of silkworms; muscardine.