kukla — meaning in English
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English meaning
- balaclava noun A close-fitting knitted covering for the head and neck, often with an opening for the face, worn for warmth or as a disguise.
- chrysalis noun The hard protective case a caterpillar forms around itself while it transforms into a butterfly.
- cocoon noun A silky protective case spun by insect larvae, in which they transform into their adult form.
Senses
kukla is used for these senses in English:
- balaclava A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.
- chrysalis The pupa of a butterfly or moth, particularly bare and hanging or girdled, as opposed to enclosed in a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.
- cocoon The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
- pupa (entomology) An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.
chrysalis — full definition
- noun The hard protective case a caterpillar forms around itself while it transforms into a butterfly.
- noun A stage of sheltered transformation or growth, used figuratively.