Silkworms spin cocoons.
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Cocoons
Synonyms for "cocoons" (14 found)
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8 entriesbiological processcoatingcoveringdevelopmental processencapsulationenvironmentprotective actionsheltering action
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12 entriesbufferingbutterfly cocooncoatingcomfort zoneinsular environmentisolationmicroencapsulationmoth cocoonprivate enclavepupal formationpupationsilk cocoon
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11 entriesbutterfly cocooncocoon stagecocooned larvaecocooned statecocooning behaviorcocooning environmentcocooning processcocooning stagemoth cocoonpupal cocoonsilk cocoon
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This situation altered in the fifth century A.D., when a Chinese princess married the king of Khotan, an oasis north of the Plain of Tibet. When the princess left her native land and traveled west to her bridegroom, she carried, smuggled in her headdress, silkworm cocoons and the seeds of the mulberry tree on which they feed.
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