单词 | silkworm |
释义 | silkworm/ˈsɪlkwəːm![]() noun 1The commercially bred caterpillar of the domesticated silk moth (Bombyx mori), which spins a silk cocoon that is processed to yield silk fibre.The domesticated silkworm is one of a few lepidopteran species that have been used for genetic analysis....
1.1 [with modifier] A commercial silk-yielding caterpillar of a saturniid moth.Tussah silk, often called shantung, is made from the cocoons of wild tussah silkworms that eat oak and juniper leaves. OriginOld English seolcwyrm (see silk, worm). |
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