silkworm
UK/ˈsɪlkwɜːm/
silkworm noun: any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
Noun
silkworm (plural silkworms)
- Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
- Each of the two breeding periods, one in spring and one in summer, requires 2 to 3 tons of fresh leaves to feed 80,000 silkworms that will produce, on average, 40 pounds (18 kilograms) of silk fiber.2026, Elise Young, “Yagaa: Reviving Sericulture in Southern Mexico”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 16
silkworm meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
silkworm in Hindi
- caterpillar
- रेशम कीट reśam kīṭ
silkworm in Tamil
- caterpillar
- பட்டுப்புழு paṭṭuppuḻu, பட்டுப்பூச்சி paṭṭuppūcci
silkworm in Marathi
- caterpillar
- रेशमाचे किडे reśmāce kiḍe
silkworm in Urdu
- caterpillar
- ریشم کا کیڑا
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- silkworm in Bengali
- তুঁত রেশম tũt reśom
- silkworm in Telugu
- పట్టుపురుగు paṭṭupurugu
- silkworm in Malayalam
- പട്ടുനൂൽപ്പുഴു paṭṭunūlppuḻu
- silkworm in Assamese
- পাট পলু pat polu
- silkworm in Nepali
- रेसम किरा resam kirā
- silkworm in Arabic
- دُودَة اَلْقَزّ dūdat al-qazz
- silkworm in Malay
- ulat sutera
- silkworm in Indonesian
- ulat sutra
- silkworm in Persian
- کرم ابریشم kerm-e abrišam
- silkworm in Thai
- ตัวไหม dtua măi, ไหม măi, บี้ bîi
- silkworm in Vietnamese
- tằm
Forms of silkworm
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Origin of silkworm
From Middle English silkwirm, from Old English seolcwyrm (“silkworm”), equivalent to silk + worm.
Words formed from silkworm
Phrases with silkworm
Questions about silkworm
- What does silkworm mean?
- Silkworm means any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
- What is silkworm in Hindi?
- Silkworm in Hindi is रेशम कीट (reśam kīṭ). See Silkworm meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is silkworm?
- Silkworm is a noun.
- How do you pronounce silkworm?
- Silkworm is pronounced /ˈsɪlkwɜːm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of silkworm?
- The plural of silkworm is silkworms.
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