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silkworms

silkworms is the plural of silkworm.

Meaning of silkworm

Noun

silkworm (plural silkworms)

  1. 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

Phrases with silkworms

Questions about silkworms

What is silkworms the plural of?
Silkworms is the plural of silkworm.

Words near silkworms in the dictionary

  1. silkwork
  2. silkworks
  3. silkworm
  4. silkworm moth
  5. silkworm moths
  6. silkworms
  7. silky
  8. silky ant
  9. silky anteater
  10. silky anteaters
  11. silky beech

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