English to English
noun
- 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
source: WordNet 3.0
- larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [sílkuorm] Uod na pinagkukunan ng sutlâ
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog