silkworm#2 (n)
giant silkworm (n)
wild wilkworm (n)

n02302620

type n
lex_filenum 05
def larva of a saturniid moth
def spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
Outgoing links
Hypernym caterpillar
Member holonym Saturniidae, family Saturniidae
Hyponym ailanthus silkworm, Samia cynthia
Part meronym silk gland, serictery, sericterium
Incoming links
Member meronym Saturniidae, family Saturniidae
Hypernym ailanthus silkworm, Samia cynthia
Hyponym caterpillar
Part holonym silk gland, serictery, sericterium

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