giant silkworm
- noun
- /ˈdʒaɪənt ˈsɪlkwɜrm/
- Specialized
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gusano de seda gigante
- The giant silkworm spins a cocoon with impressively strong silk fibers.
Examples
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The giant silkworm can grow up to five inches long.
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Many farmers raise giant silkworms for their silk production.
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A giant silkworm can grow quickly before entering the pupal stage.
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Farmers study the giant silkworm for its potential in producing natural silk.
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Farmers study the giant silkworm for its potential in producing natural silk.
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The giant silkworm spins a cocoon with impressively strong silk fibers.
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Many farmers raise giant silkworms for their silk production.
Synonyms
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A caterpillar of a moth that makes silk for cloth
A caterpillar that lives in the wild and makes strong silk in a cocoon
A large bright green caterpillar that eats the leaves of the ailanthus tree and makes silk
How Big
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is a straightforward modifier + noun compound: 'giant' simply denotes very large size and 'silkworm' names the caterpillar that produces silk, so the combined meaning (‘a very large silkworm’) is directly derivable from the parts. This follows standard adjective–noun composition and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Giant silkworm comes from the image of a very large caterpillar: giant for its size and silkworm for the way it spins silk into a strong cocoon. So the name means 'a large caterpillar used to make silk'.