silkworm

n.

蚕；

复数：silkworms

silkworm chrysalis蚕蛹

silkworm moth蚕蛾

silkworm pupa蚕蛹

1. Silkworms make cocoons.
   蚕做茧。
2. The silkworms are producing well.
   这些蚕的吐丝量很大。
3. Silkworm culture is practised in order to get silk.
   养蚕是为了得到蚕丝。

Surprising strength of silkworm silk.
The genome sequence of silkworm, \emph{Bombyx mori}
Production of human α-interferon in silkworm using a baculovirus vector
The genome of a lepidopteran model insect, the silkworm Bombyx mori
Sexual attraction in the silkworm moth: structure of the pheromone-binding-protein-bombykol complex.
A draft sequence for the genome of the domesticated silkworm (Bombyx mori).
Germline transformation of the silkworm Bombyx mori L. using a piggyBac transposon-derived vector.
Complete Resequencing of 40 Genomes Reveals Domestication Events and Genes in Silkworm (Bombyx)
Erratum: Germline transformation of the silkworm Bombyx mori L. using a piggyBac transposon-derived vector (Nature Biotechnology (Ja...
Identification of a prothoracicostatic peptide in the larval brain of the silkworm, Bombyx mori (vol 274, pg 31169, 1999)