The cocoon of a silkworm. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Bombycidae > genus Bombyx > silk moth > caterpillar of bombyx mori or silkworm > cocoon (4) bottom1599 The cocoon of a silkworm. Obsolete. cod1600 The cocoon of a pupating insect, esp. a silkworm. Also: the egg-sac of a spider. Cf. silk-cod n. at silk, n. adj.compounds 2a. Now historical. cocoon1699 The envelope or case of silky threads, spun by the larvæ of many insects as a covering to enclose them in the chrysalis state; originally that of… pod1753 Entomology. The cocoon of a pupating insect, esp. a silkworm. Obsolete. rare. |
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