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I think the word you are seeking is chrysalis It is the pupa of the butterfly and is often referred to as a cocoon. Debby Sue Dr. Debby Sue Vandevender 3076 Silver Maple Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23452-6772 e-mail: debbysue@juno.com phone/fax: (757) 431-1017 Love is patient and kind... On Fri, 15 Nov 1996 14:34:43 -0400 "Dennis G. Jones 941-773-3147" <JONESD4@MAIL.FIRN.EDU> writes: >Dear Friends: > >This is the day for oddball requests which I have been unable to >answer or >simply do not have the appropriate resources. > >A student was given an extra credit question: What is a synonym for >the >word "cocoon" which is difficult to spell. The student has to come up >with >the word and the correct spelling. A thesaurus will give any number >of >synonyms, but they are all relatively common words which certainly are >not >difficult to spell. As a further clue, the teacher said the word >appeared >on the cover of a record album at one time. > >Any ideas? Thank you for any help. > >Dennis G. Jones >Hardee Jr. High School >200 South Florida Avenue >Wauchula, FL 33873 >jonesd4@mail.firn.edu >