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Meaning of silkmoth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any moth whose caterpillar stage is a silkworm, especially Bombyx mori, the domestic silkmoth, but also others in the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae (as well as the Siberian silkmoth in the family Lasiocampidae).

Equivalents

Suomi mulperiperhonen silkkiperhonen

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

silkness silkpost silkpunk Silks silkscreen silkstone

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