silkworm

Letters that make silkworm

s, o, k, l, m, r, i, w are letters that make 'silkworm'

Words within silkworm

OR, ilk, silk, si, kW, SI, il, worm, IL, Si are words within 'silkworm'

2 possible definitions for 'silkworm'

Silkworm as "larva of a saturniid moth, spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon"

Under this definition, silkworm is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

giant silkworm, wild wilkworm have the same meaning as 'silkworm'

silkworm as a type

'silkworm' can be a type of caterpillar.

Types of silkworm

ailanthus silkworm, Samia cynthia are types of 'silkworm'.

silkworm as a member

'silkworm' can be a member of Saturniidae, family Saturniidae.

Parts of silkworm

silk gland, serictery, sericterium are parts of 'silkworm'.

Silkworm as "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"

Under this definition, silkworm is a noun and has the following properties:

silkworm as a type

'silkworm' can be a type of caterpillar.

silkworm as a member

'silkworm' can be a member of Bombyx, genus Bombyx.

Parts of silkworm

silk gland, serictery, sericterium are parts of 'silkworm'.


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