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der Kokon (-s)
   cocoon; chrysalis

Aus dem Kokon schlüpft gerade ein Schmetterling.
A butterfly is just slipping out of its cocoon.
Die Kokons der Seidenraupen liefern die Seide.
The cocoons of silkworms provide silk.
Sängerin Anna Depenbusch: Raus aus dem Kokon, rein in die bunte Bluse
Singer Anna Depenbusch: Out of the cocoon, into the colorful blouse

Related:
kokonartig cocoon-like
die Kokon-Verpackung cocoon packaging
der Schutzkokon protective cocoon

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