Insect in a cocoon Crossword Clue

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Insect in a cocoon Crossword Answer

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PUPA

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(noun)
1. the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COCOON (verb)
1. retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment
2. wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
COCOON (noun)
1. silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
INSECT (noun)
1. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
2. small air-breathing arthropod

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

PUPA
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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ARVAL

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