1. silkworm

noun. ['ˈsɪlkwɝm'] 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.

Rhymes with Silkworm

• flatworm
• hookworm
• lugworm
• roundworm

How do you pronounce silkworm?

Pronounce silkworm as ˈsɪlkwərm.

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Sentences with silkworm

1. Noun, singular or mass
And what if some drinkable silkworm fat doubled the antioxidant power of a glass of orange juice?

2. silkworm

noun. ['ˈsɪlkwɝm'] larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.