silkworm#1 (n)

n02300797

type n
lex_filenum 05
def the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber
def the principal source of commercial silk
Outgoing links
Hypernym caterpillar
Member holonym Bombyx, genus Bombyx
Part meronym silk gland, serictery, sericterium
Incoming links
Member meronym Bombyx, genus Bombyx
Hyponym caterpillar
Part holonym silk gland, serictery, sericterium

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