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silkworm

silk·worm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [silk-wurm]
    • /ˈsɪlkˌwɜrm/
    • /ˈsɪlk.wɜːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [silk-wurm]
    • /ˈsɪlkˌwɜrm/

Definitions of silkworm word

  • noun silkworm the larva of the Chinese silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, which spins a cocoon of commercially valuable silk. 1
  • noun silkworm the larva of any of several moths of the family Saturniidae, which spins a silken cocoon. 1
  • noun silkworm caterpillar that spins silk 1
  • countable noun silkworm A silkworm is the young form of a Chinese moth and it produces silk. 0
  • noun silkworm the larva of the Chinese moth Bombyx mori, that feeds on the leaves of the mulberry tree: widely cultivated as a source of silk 0
  • noun silkworm any of various similar or related larvae 0
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Origin of silkworm

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English sylkewyrme, Old English seolcwyrm. See silk, worm

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silkworm popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • ailanthus silkworm

    a green silkworm, Samia walkeri, introduced into the U.S. from China, that feeds on the leaves of the ailanthus.

  • bombycid

    any moth, including the silkworm moth, of the family Bombycidae, most of which occur in Africa and SE Asia

  • giant silkworm moth

    any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae.

  • tussah

    a tan silk from India. Compare Shantung (def 2a).

  • bivoltine

    producing two broods in one year, as certain silkworm moths.

  • bombax family

    the plant family Bombacaceae, typified by tropical deciduous trees having palmate leaves, large and often showy solitary or clustered flowers, and dry fruit with a woolly pulp, and including the baobab and silk-cotton tree.
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