SILKWORM


Meaning of SILKWORM in English

/ ˈsɪlkwɜːm; NAmE -wɜːrm/ noun

a caterpillar (= a small creature like a worm with legs) that produces silk thread

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English seolcwyrm (see silk , worm ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.