Silkworm

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.

手打:雷克斯

• There was a great trade in silk with remote China, for the mulberry tree and the silkworm had not yet begun to move west. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Some silkworms' houses, made of the same materials, are scattered over the desks. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.

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