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Definition of 'silkworm'

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Noun

  1. hairless white caterpillar of the Asian silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk
  2. larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
       Synonyms: giant silkworm wild wilkworm


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