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Word "SILKWORM" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
Synonyms:
giant silkworm, wild wilkworm

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk

Crossword Clues for SILKWORM

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Moth larva which produces fine fibres (8) Puzzler 12 Jan 2024
Fibre-making caterpillar The Times Concise 01 Jul 2022
Caterpillar: type found in southwest or Middlesex, principally
Boss milks row with one of those cocooning, in the material sense Irish Times Crosaire 25 Jun 2020
"The ___," 2014 crime fiction novel by J.K. Rowling published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith
Hairless white caterpillar Family Time 27 Nov 2017
Despicable type under QC is producer of material The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Sep 2016
Spinner given material spinning line on motorway The Times Cryptic 17 Aug 2015
Source of soft fabric
Source of soft fabric
Important Asian caterpillar
Important Asian animal
Domesticated insect
Larva of a moth.
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