Wild Wilkworm (Noun)
Meaning
Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Silkworm farmers and entomologists worked together to study the wildwikworm's unique silk production.
- The larvae of the polyphemus moth is often referred to as the wildwikworm due to its impressive cocoon.
- Scientists were amazed by the sheer strength of the silk spun by a single wildwikworm.
- In the forest, the wildwikworm can be identified by the massive silky cocoon it constructs for protection.
- This particular species of wildwikworm holds great potential for commercial silk harvesting due to its large cocoon production.