silkworms
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Noun
- 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
- Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
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| 1 | symptoms | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | cdroms | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | pseudonyms | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | sondheim's | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | st-james | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | stadium's | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | stadiums | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | st_james | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | syndromes | 2 | 0 |
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| 1 | sailors | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | storms | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | worms | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | sailor | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | swords | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | silos | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | swarms | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | silkworm | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | silks | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | silkwood | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | sikorsky | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | sikorski | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | sailors' | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | sailor's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | lugworms | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | worm's | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | sikora | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | sheikdoms | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | kormos | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | kilograms | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
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Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
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Unraveling the antiviral potential of multiprotein bridging factor 2 in silkworm immunity
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Oct 31, 2025 ScienceDirect.com
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Silkworms Spin Super-Silk after Eating Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene
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Silkworm-inspired robot keeps tracking odors even after losing one sensor
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Silkworms and shrimp may help regenerate damaged skin and bone | Horizon Magazine
Jul 23, 2024 projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu
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