Silkworm

/sˈɪlkwɜːm/

/ˈsɪɫkwɝm/

Silkworm

the caterpillar of a silk moth that forms a cocoon during metamorphosis, which is later processed into silk

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

Examples

1. Do silkworms have feelings?

2. The first one is the silkworm.

3. Silkworms, the source of all natural silk, depend on mulberries for their diet. -

4. Here's some silkworm pupa.