PREFERRED TERM
Coccoon
DEFINITION
- n. From the French "cocon", later "coucon", derived from "cocque" that means shell. It refers to the envelope or case of silky threads, but also transferred to similar structures made by other animals, as a covering to enclose them in the chrysalis state.
BROADER CONCEPT
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Bourgeon
French
Bocciolo
Italian
Capullo (motivo)
Spanish
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/780
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