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Definition of ipekböcek in Turkish English dictionary
- silkworm
- Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori which is the source of most commercial silk
- {n} a worm that yields or produces silk
- {i} variety of moth larva that spins a cocoon made of silk fibers
- hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
- A silkworm is the young form of a Chinese moth and it produces silk. a type of caterpillar which produces silk thread
- larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
- The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa
- hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk