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silkworm

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪlkwɜːm/Part of speech nounSorted iklmorswStarts with SEnds with M0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A caterpillar raised for the silk fiber in its cocoon.

Word origin

From Middle English silkwirm, from Old English seolcwyrm (“silkworm”), equivalent to silk + worm.

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  • Each of the two breeding periods, one in spring and one in summer, requires 2 to 3 tons of fresh leaves to feed 80,000 silkworms that will produce, on average, 40 pounds (18 kilograms) of silk fiber.

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