cocoon-capoll: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is capoll?

  • A protective case of silk or similar fibrous material spun by the larvae of moths and other insects that serves as a covering for their pupal stage.

    Un estoig de seda o similar de material fibrós impulsat per les larves de papallones i altres insectes que serveix com a revestiment pel seu estadi pupal.

  • A similar natural protective covering or structure, such as the egg case of a spider.

    Una cobertura protectora natural similar o estructura, com en el cas d'ou d'una aranya.

  • A protective plastic coating that is placed over stored military or naval equipment.

    Una capa protectora de plàstic que es col·loca sobre l'equip militar o naval emmagatzemat.

  • Something suggestive of a cocoon in appearance or purpose: "a congressionally mandated process that will gradually strip these institutions of a cocoon of regulations” ( Edward Meadows).

    Una cosa suggeridora d'un capoll en aparença o propòsit: "un procés mandatari del Congrés que anirà despullant gradualment aquestes institucions d'un capoll de regulacions" ( Edward Meadows).

  • To envelop in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection from a harsh or unfriendly environment.

    Per envoltar o com en un capoll, com per protegir-se d'un entorn dur o antipàtic.

  • To retreat as if into a cocoon, as for security from a harsh or unfriendly environment.

    Retirar-se com si fos un capoll, pel que fa a la seguretat d'un entorn dur o antipàtic.

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