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(noun) hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk

Related Words: caterpillar

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(noun) larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon

Synonyms: giant silkworm, wild wilkworm

Related Words: Samia cynthia, ailanthus silkworm, caterpillar