| 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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