Silkworm definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SILK'WORM, n. The worm ... 1: the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to ... large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon [syn: silkworm, giant silkworm, wild wilkworm] Merriam Webster's noun Date: before 12th century ... which spins its cocoon of silk. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Silkworm Silk"worm`, n. [AS. seolcwyrm.] (Zo["o]l.) The larva ... America it is reared only to small extent. The Ailanthus silkworm (Philosamia cynthia) is a much larger species, of considerable ...
Silkworm rot definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Silkworm Silk"worm`, n. [AS. seolcwyrm.] (Zo["o]l.) The larva ... America it is reared only to small extent. The Ailanthus silkworm (Philosamia cynthia) is a much larger species, of considerable importance ... most useful American species is the Polyphemus. See Polyphemus. Pernyi silkworm, the larva of the Pernyi moth. See Pernyi moth. Silkworm gut, a substance prepared from the contents of the silk ... silkworms and used in making lines for angling. See Gut. Silkworm rot, a disease of silkworms; muscardine.
Pernyi silkworm definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Silkworm Silk"worm`, n. [AS. seolcwyrm.] (Zo["o]l.) The larva ... America it is reared only to small extent. The Ailanthus silkworm (Philosamia cynthia) is a much larger species, of considerable importance ... most useful American species is the Polyphemus. See Polyphemus. Pernyi silkworm, the larva of the Pernyi moth. See Pernyi moth. Silkworm gut, a substance prepared from the contents of the silk ... silkworms and used in making lines for angling. See Gut. Silkworm rot, a disease of silkworms; muscardine.
Silkworm gut definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Silkworm Silk"worm`, n. [AS. seolcwyrm.] (Zo["o]l.) The larva ... America it is reared only to small extent. The Ailanthus silkworm (Philosamia cynthia) is a much larger species, of considerable importance ... most useful American species is the Polyphemus. See Polyphemus. Pernyi silkworm, the larva of the Pernyi moth. See Pernyi moth. Silkworm gut, a substance prepared from the contents of the silk ... silkworms and used in making lines for angling. See Gut. Silkworm rot, a disease of silkworms; muscardine.
domestic silkworm moth definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: stocky ... the source of most of the silk commerce [syn: domestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth, Bombyx mori]
American silkworm definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Polyphemus Pol`y*phe"mus ... A very large American moth (Telea polyphemus) belonging to the Silkworm family (Bombycid[ae]). Its larva, which is very large, bright ... produces a large amount of strong silk. Called also American silkworm.
domesticated silkworm moth definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: stocky ... the source of most of the silk commerce [syn: domestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth, Bombyx mori]
giant silkworm definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: larva of ... large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon [syn: silkworm, giant silkworm, wild wilkworm]
SILK; SILKWORM definitions International Standard Bible Encyclopedia silk'-wurm ((1) meshi (Eze ... it is of great economic importance only in the Chinese silkworm, Bombyx mori, whose larva, a yellowish-white caterpillar from 2 ...
... the source of most of the silk commerce [syn: domestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth, Bombyx mori] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Silk Silk, n ... secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. Silk gown, the distinctive robe of a barrister ... Silk moth (Zo["o]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See Silkworm. Silk shag, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but ... It is native in Southern Europe. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Silkworm Silk"worm`, n. [AS. seolcwyrm.] (Zo["o]l.) The ...
... secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. Silk gown, the distinctive robe of a barrister ... Silk moth (Zo["o]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See Silkworm. Silk shag, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but ... secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. Silk gown, the distinctive robe of a barrister ... Silk moth (Zo["o]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See Silkworm. Silk shag, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, ...