silkworm
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silkworm
- /ˈsɪlkwɜːm/ UK
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From Middle English silkwirm, from Old English seolcwyrm (“silkworm”), equivalent to silk + worm.
noun silkworms
- Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk. Each of the two breeding periods, one in spring and one in summer, requires 2 to 3 tons of fresh leaves to feed 80,000 silkworms that will produce, on average, 40 pounds (18 kilograms) of silk fiber.
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noun caterpillar
| Español | gusano de seda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 누에 nue |
| 日本語 | 蚕 kaiko, 家蚕 kasan, 野蚕 yasan, カイコ kaiko |
| 中文 | 家蠶 /家蚕 jiācán, 蠶寶寶 /蚕宝宝 cánbǎobǎo, 蠶 /蚕 cán |
| हिन्दी | रेशम कीट reśam kīṭ |
| Português | bicho-da-seda, sirgo |
| Français | ver à soie, magnan |
| Deutsch | Seidenspinner, Seidenraupe |
| Italiano | baco da seta, filugello, bombice, bigatto |
| Ελληνικά | μεταξοσκώληκας metaxoskólikas |
| Română | vierme de mătase |
| Русский | ту́товый шелкопря́д tútovyj šelkoprjád, шелкопря́д šelkoprjád |
| Tiếng Việt | tằm |
| العربية | دُودَة اَلْقَزّ dūdat al-qazz |
| עברית | טוואי המשי taváy haméshi |
Talk about this word "silkworm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/silkworm. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. silkworm. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/silkworm "silkworm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/silkworm.Cite this
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title = {silkworm},
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