silkworm
17 points
English
8 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
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
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/sˈɪlkwɝːm/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural silkworms
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Anagrams
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