silkworm

Etymology

From Middle English silkwirm, from Old English seolcwyrm (“silkworm”), equivalent to silk + worm.

noun

  1. Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.

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