"silkworm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪlkwɜːm/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-silkworm.wav [US] Forms: silkworms [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English silkwirm, from Old English seolcwyrm (“silkworm”), equivalent to silk + worm. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|silkwirm}} Middle English silkwirm, {{inh|en|ang|seolcwyrm||silkworm}} Old English seolcwyrm (“silkworm”), {{compound|en|silk|worm}} silk + worm Head templates: {{en-noun}} silkworm (plural silkworms)
  1. Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk. Wikipedia link: silkworm Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Moths Related terms: bombic, bombycine Translations (caterpillar): sywurm (Afrikaans), krimbi i mëndafshit [masculine] (Albanian), krimb mëndafshi [masculine] (Albanian), βόμβυξ (bómbux) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), دُودَة اَلْقَزّ (dūdat al-qazz) [feminine] (Arabic), ܙܚܘܪܝܬܐ (Aramaic), շերամ (šeram) (Armenian), পাট পলু (pat polu) (Assamese), vierme de seda (Asturian), tut ipəkqurdu (Azerbaijani), barama [dialectal] (Azerbaijani), zetar (Basque), ту́тавы шаўкапра́д (tútavy šaŭkaprád) [masculine] (Belarusian), তুঁত রেশম (tũt reśom) (Bengali), копринена пеперуда (koprinena peperuda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), cuc de seda [masculine] (Catalan), 家蠶 (Chinese Mandarin), 家蚕 (jiācán) (Chinese Mandarin), 蠶寶寶 (Chinese Mandarin), 蚕宝宝 (cánbǎobǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), (Chinese Mandarin), (cán) (Chinese Mandarin), bourec morušový [masculine] (Czech), bourec [masculine] (Czech), silkeorm [common-gender] (Danish), zijdevlinderrups [feminine] (Dutch), zijderups [feminine] (Dutch), silkraŭpo (Esperanto), siidiuss (Estonian), silkiormur [masculine] (Faroese), silkkiäistoukka (Finnish), silkkitoukka (Finnish), ver à soie [masculine] (French), magnan [masculine] (French), verme da seda [masculine] (Galician), თუთის აბრეშუმხვევია (tutis abrešumxvevia) (Georgian), აბრეშუმის ჭია (abrešumis č̣ia) (Georgian), Seidenspinner [masculine] (German), Seidenraupe [feminine] (German), μεταξοσκώληκας (metaxoskólikas) [masculine] (Greek), טוואי המשי (tevay hameshi) [masculine] (Hebrew), रेशम कीट (reśam kīṭ) (Hindi), selyemhernyó (Hungarian), silkiormur [masculine] (Icelandic), silk-vermo (Ido), silkoraupo (Ido), ulat sutra (Indonesian), verme de seta (Interlingua), seiriceán [masculine] (Irish), baco da seta [masculine] (Italian), filugello [masculine] (Italian), bombice [masculine] (Italian), bigatto [masculine] (Italian), (kaiko) (alt: かいこ) (Japanese), 家蚕 (kasan) (alt: かさん) (Japanese), 野蚕 (yasan) (alt: やさん) (Japanese), カイコ (kaiko) (Japanese), hlăt mrai (Jarai), жібеккөбелек (jıbekköbelek) (Kazakh), 누에 (nue) (Korean), тыт жибек көпөлөгү (tıt jibek köpölögü) (Kyrgyz), ໄໝ (mai) (Lao), ມ້ອນ (mǭn) (Lao), ບີ້ (bī) (Lao), bombyx [feminine, masculine] (Latin), zīdtauriņš [masculine] (Latvian), zīdtārpiņš [masculine] (Latvian), šilkverpis [masculine] (Lithuanian), ᦺᦖ (ṁay) (), ᦷᦎᦡᦻᧉ (ṫoḋaay²) (), ᦶᦙᧈᦺᦖ (mae¹ṁay) (), ᦶᦙᧈᦡᦻᧉ (mae¹ḋaay²) (), свилена буба (svilena buba) [feminine] (Macedonian), bibindandy (Malagasy), ulat sutera (Malay), പട്ടുനൂൽപ്പുഴു (paṭṭunūlppuḻu) (Malayalam), ᠪᡳᠶᠣᠣ ᡠᠮᡳᠶᠠᡥᠠ (biyoo umiyaha) (Manchu), crooag-heeidey [feminine] (Manx), रेशमाचे किडे (reśmāce kiḍe) (Marathi), silkwirm (Middle English), रेसम किरा (resam kirā) (Nepali), vèr à souaie [masculine] (Norman), siisenspaner (North Frisian), silkeorm (Norwegian), silkeorm [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), silkeorm [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), manhan [masculine] (Occitan), babòta [masculine] (Occitan), seolcwyrm [masculine] (Old English), ایپك بوجكی (ipek böceği) (Ottoman Turkish), کرم ابریشم (kerm-e abrišam) (Persian), jedwabnik morwowy [masculine] (Polish), jedwabnik [masculine] (Polish), bicho-da-seda [masculine] (Portuguese), sirgo [masculine] (Portuguese), murira pillpintu (Quechua), vierme de mătase [masculine] (Romanian), ту́товый шелкопря́д (tútovyj šelkoprjád) [masculine] (Russian), шелкопря́д (šelkoprjád) [masculine] (Russian), дудов свилац [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), свилобуба [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), свилопреља [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), dudov svilac [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), svilobuba [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sviloprelja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), vermu dâ sita [masculine] (Sicilian), priadka morušová [feminine] (Slovak), sviloprejka [feminine] (Slovene), gusano de seda [masculine] (Spanish), hileud sutra (Sundanese), silkesmask [common-gender] (Swedish), кирми абрешим (kirmi abrešim) (Tajik), பட்டுப்புழு (paṭṭuppuḻu) (Tamil), పట్టుపురుగు (paṭṭupurugu) (Telugu), ตัวไหม (dtua măi) (Thai), ไหม (măi) (Thai), บี้ (bîi) (Thai), ipek böceği (Turkish), шовковичний шовкопряд (šovkovyčnyj šovkoprjad) [masculine] (Ukrainian), шовкопряд (šovkoprjad) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ریشم کا کیڑا (Urdu), tằm (Vietnamese), sidanbryf [masculine] (Welsh), nonsei (Zhuang)

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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "蠶"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "silkraŭpo"
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ver à soie"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "magnan"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "verme da seda"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "tutis abrešumxvevia",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "abrešumis č̣ia",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "აბრეშუმის ჭია"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Seidenspinner"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Seidenraupe"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "metaxoskólikas",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "μεταξοσκώληκας"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "bómbux",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "βόμβυξ"
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        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tevay hameshi",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "טוואי המשי"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "reśam kīṭ",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "रेशम कीट"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "selyemhernyó"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "silkiormur"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "silk-vermo"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "silkoraupo"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "ulat sutra"
        },
        {
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "verme de seta"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "seiriceán"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "baco da seta"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "filugello"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "bombice"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "bigatto"
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          "roman": "kaiko",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "蚕"
        },
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kasan",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "家蚕"
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        {
          "alt": "やさん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yasan",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "野蚕"
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        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kaiko",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "カイコ"
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          "word": "hlăt mrai"
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          "roman": "jıbekköbelek",
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          "word": "жібеккөбелек"
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          "lang": "Korean",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "누에"
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        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
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        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "mai",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "ໄໝ"
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        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "mǭn",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "ມ້ອນ"
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          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "bī",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "ບີ້"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
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            "feminine",
            "masculine"
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "lv",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "lt",
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            "masculine"
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
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        {
          "code": "khb",
          "lang": "Lü",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
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        {
          "code": "khb",
          "lang": "Lü",
          "roman": "mae¹ṁay",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
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          "code": "mg",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "bibindandy"
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
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          "code": "mnc",
          "lang": "Manchu",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "silkwirm"
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          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "रेसम किरा"
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          "word": "siisenspaner"
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          "code": "ang",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "seolcwyrm"
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          "word": "murira pillpintu"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "vierme de mătase"
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          "sense": "caterpillar",
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      "word": "家蠶"
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      "word": "家蚕"
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    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "silkiormur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "silkkiäistoukka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "silkkitoukka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ver à soie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "magnan"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verme da seda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tutis abrešumxvevia",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "თუთის აბრეშუმხვევია"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "abrešumis č̣ia",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "აბრეშუმის ჭია"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Seidenspinner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Seidenraupe"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "metaxoskólikas",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μεταξοσκώληκας"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "bómbux",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "βόμβυξ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tevay hameshi",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "טוואי המשי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "reśam kīṭ",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "रेशम कीट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "selyemhernyó"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "silkiormur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "silk-vermo"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "silkoraupo"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ulat sutra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "verme de seta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seiriceán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baco da seta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "filugello"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bombice"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bigatto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かいこ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaiko",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "蚕"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かさん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kasan",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "家蚕"
    },
    {
      "alt": "やさん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yasan",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "野蚕"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaiko",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "カイコ"
    },
    {
      "code": "jra",
      "lang": "Jarai",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "hlăt mrai"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jıbekköbelek",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "жібеккөбелек"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nue",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "누에"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "tıt jibek köpölögü",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "тыт жибек көпөлөгү"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "mai",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ໄໝ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "mǭn",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ມ້ອນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "bī",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ບີ້"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bombyx"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zīdtauriņš"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zīdtārpiņš"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šilkverpis"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "ṁay",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ᦺᦖ"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "ṫoḋaay²",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ᦷᦎᦡᦻᧉ"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "mae¹ṁay",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ᦶᦙᧈᦺᦖ"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "mae¹ḋaay²",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ᦶᦙᧈᦡᦻᧉ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "svilena buba",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "свилена буба"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "bibindandy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ulat sutera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "paṭṭunūlppuḻu",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "പട്ടുനൂൽപ്പുഴു"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "biyoo umiyaha",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ᠪᡳᠶᠣᠣ ᡠᠮᡳᠶᠠᡥᠠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "crooag-heeidey"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "reśmāce kiḍe",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "रेशमाचे किडे"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "silkwirm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "resam kirā",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "रेसम किरा"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vèr à souaie"
    },
    {
      "code": "frr",
      "lang": "North Frisian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "siisenspaner"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "silkeorm"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "silkeorm"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "silkeorm"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "manhan"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "babòta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seolcwyrm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "ipek böceği",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ایپك بوجكی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kerm-e abrišam",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "کرم ابریشم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jedwabnik morwowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jedwabnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bicho-da-seda"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sirgo"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "murira pillpintu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vierme de mătase"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tútovyj šelkoprjád",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ту́товый шелкопря́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šelkoprjád",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шелкопря́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дудов свилац"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "свилобуба"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "свилопреља"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dudov svilac"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "svilobuba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sviloprelja"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vermu dâ sita"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "priadka morušová"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sviloprejka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gusano de seda"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "hileud sutra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "silkesmask"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "kirmi abrešim",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "кирми абрешим"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "paṭṭuppuḻu",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "பட்டுப்புழு"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "paṭṭupurugu",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "పట్టుపురుగు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtua măi",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ตัวไหม"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "măi",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ไหม"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bîi",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "บี้"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ipek böceği"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "šovkovyčnyj šovkoprjad",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шовковичний шовкопряд"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "šovkoprjad",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шовкопряд"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "ریشم کا کیڑا"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "tằm"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sidanbryf"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "nonsei"
    }
  ],
  "word": "silkworm"
}

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