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
例句
用作名词 (n.)
Silkworms make cocoons. 蚕做茧。
The silkworms are producing well. 这些蚕的吐丝量很大。
Silkworm culture is practised in order to get silk. 养蚕是为了得到蚕丝。
美
['sɪlkwɜːrm]
