Caterpillar Bred for Clothing Thread

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from New York, New York!, Group 367, Puzzle 2 (Lower East Side).

Question is: Caterpillar Bred for Clothing Thread

and the answer is: SILKWORM

Word Meaning:

SILKWORM — Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.

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