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noun • typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae | ||||||||
| 29% | 6 | Protective cover of silkworms, etc | ||||||
noun • silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs verb • retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment • wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection | ||||||||
| 29% | 8 | Tree whose leaves feed silkworms | ||||||
noun • any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry • sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus | ||||||||
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MOTHS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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MOTHS
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1 | A substance produced by silkworms | |
2 | Protective cover of silkworms, etc
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12 Jul 2002 | The Guardian Quick / 12 Jul 2002 |
3 | Silkworms
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13 Apr 1980 | New York Times / 13 Apr 1980 |
4 | The larvae of this species are commonly called 'silkworms' | |
5 | Tree associated with silkworms
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11 Dec 2004 | The Guardian Quick / 11 Dec 2004 |
6 | Trees on which silkworms feed
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22 Apr 1985 | New York Times / 22 Apr 1985 |
7 | Tree whose leaves feed silkworms
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13 Nov 2002 | The Guardian Quick / 13 Nov 2002 |
