Noun
The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThere is no help for you outside of yourself; you are the creator of the universe. Like the silkworm you have built a cocoon around yourself.... Burst your own cocoon and come out as the beautiful butterfly, as the free soul. Then alone you will see Truth. Swami Vivekananda
I learned so much in Laos. I learned that fried silkworm larvae are delicious. I learned how to make ant-egg salad. Ruth Reichl
Catanzaro became the lace capital of the world with a large silkworm breeding facility that produced all the laces and linens used in the Vatican. Source: Internet
Early aquaculturists fed their brood using nymphs and silkworm feces, and ate them. Source: Internet
However, reportedly, the silkworm Bombyx mori uses a single female-specific piRNA as the primary determiner of sex. citation Despite the similarities between ZW and XY, the sex chromosomes do not line up correctly and evolved separately. Source: Internet
Silk is an animal textile made from the fibres of the cocoon of the Chinese silkworm which is spun into a smooth fabric prized for its softness. Source: Internet