SILKWORM
Scrabble letter values: S1I1L1K5W4O1R1M3 = 17
Definition
- noun the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber.
- noun larva of a saturniid moth. — synonyms: giant_silkworm, wild_wilkworm
Examples
- “the principal source of commercial silk”
- “spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon”