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silkworm Definition

silk·worm (-wʉrm′)

noun

any of certain moth caterpillars (esp. family Bombycidae) that produce cocoons of silk fiber: they feed chiefly on mulberry leaves, and some species (esp. Bombyx mori) are cultivated as the source of commercial silk

silkworm Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • feed: In Jamaica the bark is used to feed silkworms.
  • kill: The heat is enough to kill the silkworm inside but not to damage the silk in the cocoon.

Modifies a noun

  • story: When they stopped for an apple, I read the first China section from story of the world which included the silkworm story.
  • missile: Saudi has also procured Silkworm missiles from China and other missiles from the USSR.
  • book: Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 1984. p. 216.
  • intestine: It is isolated from the micro-organism, Serratia E15, an enzyme that is naturally present in the silkworm intestine.
  • moth: He observed significant discontinuity when studying the genetic variation of the silkworm moth.
  • embryo: The integrative vector and helper plasmids were both injected into silkworm embryos.
silkworm Quotes

O to be a dragon, a symbol of the power of Heavenöof silkworm size or immense; at times invisible. Felicitous phenomenon!

—Moore, Marianne Craig

Browse dictionary entries near silkworm

  1. ‹ silkweed
  2. ‹ silken
  3. ‹ silk-stocking
  4. ‹ silk-screen process
  5. ‹ silk-screen print
  6. ‹ Silk Road
  7. ‹ silk hat
  8. ‹ silk-cotton tree
  9. ‹ silk cotton
  10. ‹ silk
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