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giant silkworm

DEFINITIONS OF: giant silkworm

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n larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon

Synonyms:
silkworm, wild wilkworm
Types:
Samia cynthia, ailanthus silkworm
large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
Type of:
caterpillar
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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