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Cocoon vs Knubs - What's the difference?

cocoon | knubs |

As nouns the difference between cocoon and knubs

is that cocoon is the silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa while knubs is waste silk formed when winding off the threads from a cocoon.

As a verb cocoon

is to envelop in a protective case, or to withdraw into such a case.

cocoon

English

(wikipedia cocoon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
  • Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To envelop in a protective case, or to withdraw into such a case.
    • English reduplications

    knubs

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • Waste silk formed when winding off the threads from a cocoon.
    • (Webster 1913)