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Silk is obtained from _________ of the silk moth.


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Cocoons:

  1. They collect the cocoons and keep them under the sun, boiled, and then exposed to steam.
  2. This is done to separate the silk fibers.
  3. Silk thread is separated from the cocoon by a process called reeling the silk.
  4. Later, the spinning of silk fibers into threads is made.
  5. The silk threads finally obtained are woven into the desired clothes.

Final answer: Silk is obtained from cocoons of the silk moth.


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