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cocoons

cocoons is the plural of cocoon.

cocoons is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cocoon.

Meaning of cocoon

Noun

cocoon (plural cocoons)

  1. The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
  2. (also, figuratively) Any similar protective case.
    • The bad guys generally don’t like to get on trains, because they’re trapped on a moving cocoon that the CTA controls.1997 June 24, Robert Dart, quotee, “CTA To Leave Train Conductors At The Station”, in Chicago Tribune

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Phrases with cocoons

Questions about cocoons

What is cocoons the plural of?
Cocoons is the plural of cocoon.

Words near cocoons in the dictionary

  1. cocoonet
  2. cocooning
  3. cocoonings
  4. cocoonish
  5. cocoonlike
  6. cocoons
  7. Cocopa
  8. Cocopah
  9. Cocopahs
  10. cocopalm
  11. cocopalms

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