silkwormPronunciation: /ˈsɪlkwəːm/Translate silkworm | into German | into Italian Definition of silkworm noun the commercially bred caterpillar of the domesticated silk moth (Bombyx mori), which spins a silk cocoon that is processed to yield silk fibre. [with modifier] a commercial silk-yielding caterpillar of a saturniid moth. Origin: Old English seolcwyrm (see silk, worm)silkworm in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of silkworm in the US English dictionary
