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| 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 | ||||
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| stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce ❲Bombyx mori❳ |