くわこ

Meanings

1

wild silkworm moth

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to Bombyx mandarina, the wild ancestor of the domesticated silkworm. Usually written in kana.

くわこは家か蚕さんの祖そ先せんと考かんがえられている。
The wild silkworm moth is considered the ancestor of the domesticated silkworm.
桑くわの葉はに野や生せいのくわこがいた。
There was a wild silkworm moth on the mulberry leaves.

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