Silkworm: alternatives and connections

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Silkworm

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.

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Caterpillar 76% connected

The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which…

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Sericterium 70% connected

A silk gland, as in the silkworms.

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