cocoon |
cocoonish |
As a noun cocoon
is the silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
As a verb cocoon
is to envelop in a protective case, or to withdraw into such a case.
As an adjective cocoonish is
resembling or characteristic of a cocoon.
cocoon |
tussore |
As nouns the difference between cocoon and tussore
is that
cocoon is the silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa while
tussore is the silk woven from the cocoons of wild silkworms feeding on mountain shrubs.
As a verb cocoon
is to envelop in a protective case, or to withdraw into such a case.
cocoon |
cocoonlike |
As a noun cocoon
is the silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
As a verb cocoon
is to envelop in a protective case, or to withdraw into such a case.
As an adjective cocoonlike is
resembling a cocoon or some aspect of one; comfortably isolating.
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