silkworm

n. 蠶

學術名詞

• 蠶：農業、動物學、紡織科技
• 蠢：發生學
• 家蠶：畜牧學

英文釋義

1. 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
2. larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon