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Noun

Definitions

silkworm
An insect that builds cocoons, which are the raw material for silk, and lives inside them before becoming a moth.
뽕잎을 먹고 살며 비단실의 원료가 되는 고치를 지어 그 속에서 살다가 나방이 되는 벌레.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.