silkworm

A noun referring to the caterpillar of the silkworm moth, which spins a cocoon of silk fiber that is the primary source of commercial silk.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее гусеницу тутового шелкопряда, которая плетёт кокон из шёлкового волокна, являющегося основным источником коммерческого шёлка.

1. Domestic silkworm B2 formal

   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.

   • The silkworm is carefully raised on mulberry leaves for silk production.
   • Farmers harvest the cocoons of the silkworm before the moth emerges.
   • The domestic silkworm has been bred for thousands of years for its silk.

   🇷🇺Тутовый шелкопряд

2. Wild silkworm C1 formal

   The larva of a saturniid moth that spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.

   • The wild silkworm produces a coarser but very durable silk.
   • Some species of wild silkworm are found in tropical forests.
   • The cocoon of the wild silkworm is often used in traditional textiles.

   🇷🇺Дикий шелкопряд

   Synonyms: tussahtussertussoretussur

• silkworms plural form
• silkworms' possessive plural form
• silkworm's possessive singular form