silk moth in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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moth [Am mɔθ, Brit mɒθ] N ZOOL

silk [Am sɪlk, Brit sɪlk] N U

See also smooth, Queen's Counsel, purse

I.smooth <smoother smoothest> [Am smuð, Brit smuːð] ADJ

II.smooth [Am smuð, Brit smuːð] VB trans

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I.purse [Am pərs, Brit pəːs] N

II.purse [Am pərs, Brit pəːs] VB trans

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silk moth in the PONS Dictionary

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Like all silk moths it has no mouthparts and has a very short life as an adult.
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Some insects, silk moths for instance, produce it too.
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It contains the silk moths, emperor moths, sphinx moths and relatives.
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By comparison, silk moths have 52, fruit flies have 61, mosquitoes range from 74 to 158 and the honeybee has 174.
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This beautiful silk moth is commonly found in woodlands throughout the northeastern region.
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The cocoon shells of wild silk moths are toughened or stabilized either by tanning (cross-linking) or by mineral reinforcements (e.g. calcium oxalate).
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Silkworms, which are caterpillars of the silk moth, produce all that silk in just two to three days when they are creating their cocoons.
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The pseudoknot is highly conserved between the 5 silk moth species.
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Although they are called silk moths, these moths don't spin the cocoons from which silk fabric is made.
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Male silk moths use this organ to recognize pheromone molecules excreted by females as they land on its broad antennae.
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