cocoon
IPA: kʌkˈun
noun
- The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.
verb
- (transitive) To envelop in a protective case.
- (intransitive) To withdraw into such a case.
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Examples of "cocoon" in Sentences
- The pupa hibernates in a cocoon.
- The cocoon is deposited in the soil.
- The cocoons are brought aboard the ship.
- The Cocoon takes off and evades the armada.
- The cocoons are made of brown silk on the ground.
- The Cocoon is rebuilt and the Moppets christen it.
- The pupa develops in a silken cocoon or in the soil.
- He is also the owner of the Cocoon Club in Frankfurt.
- Silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm.
- She hid the silk cocoons in her coiffure and took them to her adopted country.