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Noun: giant silkworm
  1. Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
    - silkworm, wild wilkworm

Derived forms: giant silkworms

Type of: caterpillar

Part of: family Saturniidae, Saturniidae