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silkworm

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…

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Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
M
Contains
IL
Scrabble score
17

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ˈsɪlkwɜːm

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noun

  1. 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

noun

  1. Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon

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