cocoon
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French cocon, diminutive of coque ‘shell’.
[edit] Noun
cocoon (plural cocoons)
- The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.
[edit] Translations
protective case
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[edit] Verb
cocoon (third-person singular simple present cocoons, present participle cocooning, simple past and past participle cocooned)