"cocoonish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cocoonish [comparative], most cocoonish [superlative]
Etymology: cocoon + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cocoon|ish}} cocoon + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} cocoonish (comparative more cocoonish, superlative most cocoonish)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a cocoon.
    Sense id: en-cocoonish-en-adj-Lu1H2yDI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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