silkworm

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Synonyms: silk worm, pillworm, milkwort, silkwood, pileworm, silkworms

Antonyms: silk worm, pillworm, milkwort, silkwood, pileworm, silkworms

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q134747}}Any of various [[caterpillar]]s of [[moth]]s that produce [[silk]] cocoons, especially {{taxfmt|Bombyx mori|species}}, the source of most commercial silk.

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