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cocoon

co·coon

cocoon

 
 
pronunciation:
k kun
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part of speech: noun
definition: a covering made by young insects and some other arthropods to protect themselves while they change from a pupa into an adult. Some spiders make cocoons to hide their eggs.
What came out of the cocoon was no longer a caterpillar but a butterfly.
 
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