The cocoon spun by a silkworm or the like.
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释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva > cocoon (10) clew1599 The cocoon spun by a silkworm or the like. 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. husk1600 Applied to animal coverings or shells. The shell or case of a chrysalis; a cocoon. ? archaic. patella1671 Biology. A structure having the form of a shallow pan or cup; spec. †(a) a scale insect (obsolete); (b) Entomology any of the three enlarged… follicle1681 Entomology. The protective covering of an insect in its pupal stage; a cocoon. Obsolete. dop1700 The pupa-case or cocoon of an insect. rare. scabbard1714 transferred. Applied to various kinds of sheath or integument; a cocoon, etc. Obsolete. cone1774 A cocoon. ? Obsolete. cocoon1815 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… Subcategories:— silk of (1) |
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