AILANTHUS SILKWORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ailanthus silkworm mean? 

• AILANTHUS SILKWORM (noun)
  The noun AILANTHUS SILKWORM has 1 sense:

1. large green silkworm of the cynthia moth

  Familiarity information: AILANTHUS SILKWORM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AILANTHUS SILKWORM (noun)

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Meaning:

Large green silkworm of the cynthia moth

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ailanthus silkworm; Samia cynthia

Hypernyms ("ailanthus silkworm" is a kind of...):

giant silkworm; silkworm; wild wilkworm (larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon)

Holonyms ("ailanthus silkworm" is a member of...):

genus Samia; Samia (silkworm moths)