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silkworm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | giant silkworm, wild wilkworm |
| Type of | caterpillar |
| Has types | samia cynthia, ailanthus silkworm |
silkworm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | caterpillar |
Examples of silkworm
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Single base-resolution methylome of the silkworm reveals a sparse epigenomic map.
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They start with silkworm cocoons-the raw material for almost all silk production.
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Silkworm silk therefore has a linear density of approximately 1 den, or 1.1 dtex.
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The economy of the town was founded on mulberry cultivation and silkworm breeding.
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The Polyvoltine breed of mulberry silkworm can only be located in the tropics.
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Highly efficient and specific genome editing in silkworm using custom TALENs.
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Early aquaculturists fed their brood using nymphs and silkworm feces, and ate them.
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These strands were just as long and strong as those from Mulberry silkworm cocoons.
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They were chiefly involved in commerce, silkworm cultivation and agriculture.
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- The commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
- Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
- The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the domesticated silkmoth, Bombyx mori (Latin: "silkworm of the mulberry tree"). It is an important economic insect since it is the producer of silk. ...
- Silkworm was an indie rock band active from 1987 to 2005.
- The HY-2 Haiying , known in Western media as the Silkworm missile, is an anti-ship series. The missile is also designated as C-201.
- Silkworm is a classic side scrolling shooter, developed by Tecmo and first released for arcade in 1988. In 1989 it was ported to the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and NES (1990) systems by The Sales Curve and released by Virgin Mastertronic.
- James and the Giant Peach is a popular children's novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The original first edition published by Alfred Knopf featured illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. ...
- If you dream of a silkworm, you will engage in a very profitable work, which will also place you in a prominent position. To see them dead, or cutting through their cocoons, is a sign of reverses and trying times.
- The larval stage of the Bombyx mori moth that produces silk fibres.
