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English noun: giant silkworm

1. giant silkworm (animal) larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon


Synonymssilkworm, wild wilkworm


Broader (hypernym)caterpillar


Narrower (hyponym)ailanthus silkworm, Samia cynthia


Part holonymsericterium, serictery, silk gland


Member meronymfamily Saturniidae, Saturniidae









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