cocoon
The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
Other meanings
Any similar protective case.
A kind of
- natural object
Related words
- carcoon
- cocooner
- cocoonery
- cocoonet
- cocoonish
- cocoonlike
- decocoon
- uncocoon
- brood cocoon
- jet cocoon
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cocoon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.