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cocoon

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Main Entry:
1co·coon Listen to the pronunciation of 1cocoon
Pronunciation:
\kə-ˈkün\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French cocon, from Occitan coucoun, from coco shell, probably ultimately from Latin coccum kermes (thought to be a gall or berry), from Greek kokkos berry, kermes
Date:
1679
1 a: an envelope often largely of silk which an insect larva forms about itself and in which it passes the pupa stage b: any of various other protective coverings produced by animals2 a: something suggesting a cocoon especially in providing protection or in producing isolation <wrapped in a cocoon of blankets> <an interest in the world beyond the everyday cocoon most of us construct — Peter Mayle> b: a protective covering placed or sprayed over military or naval equipment in storage
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