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"Cocoon" Definition
noun
A protective case of silk or similar fibrous material spun by the larvae of moths and other insects that serves as a covering for their pupal stage.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A protective plastic coating that is placed over stored military or naval equipment.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A similar natural protective covering or structure, such as the egg case of a spider.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Something suggestive of a cocoon in appearance or purpose: "a congressionally mandated process that will gradually strip these institutions of a cocoon of regulations” ( Edward Meadows).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
An envelope often largely of silk which an insect larva forms about itself and in which it passes the pupa stage.
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb-transitive
To envelop in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection from a harsh or unfriendly environment.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
To retreat as if into a cocoon, as for security from a harsh or unfriendly environment.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To wrap or envelop in or as if in a cocoon.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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