wild wilkworm
larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon • Syn: silkworm, giant silkworm • Hypernyms: caterpillar • Hyponyms: ailanthus silkworm, Samia cynthia • Member Holonyms: Saturniidae, family Saturniidae • Part Meronyms: silk gland, serictery, sericterium
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