SILKWORM


Meaning of SILKWORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwərm ]

noun

Date: before 12th century

: a moth whose larva spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon ; especially : an Asian moth ( Bombyx mori of the family Bombycidae) whose rough wrinkled hairless caterpillar produces the silk of commerce

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.