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Translate silkworm from English to Dutch

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silkworm:
- zijderups
Wiktionary:
- silkworm → zijdevlinderrups, zijderups
- silkworm → zijdevlinder

English

Detailed Translations for silkworm from English to Dutch

silkworm:

silkworm [the ~] noun

the silkworm
de zijderups
- zijderups [de ~] noun

Translation Matrix for silkworm:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
zijderups	silkworm
-	giant silkworm; wild wilkworm

Related Words for "silkworm":

silkworms

Synonyms for "silkworm":

caterpillar
giant silkworm; wild wilkworm

Related Definitions for "silkworm":

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 silk¹
larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon¹

Wiktionary Translations for silkworm:

silkworm

noun

caterpillar
- silkworm → zijdevlinderrups

silkworm

noun

de larve van de zijdevlinder
- zijderups → silkworm

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• silkworm	→ zijdevlinder	↔ ver à soie — chenille du bombyx du mûrier qui sécréter la soie, lorsqu’elle se former en chrysalide.

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