sidangod

Welsh

Etymology

sidan (“silk”) +‎ cod (“pouch”).

Noun

sidangod f (plural sidangodau, not mutable)

1. cocoon

   Synonyms: cod, cocŵn, siobyn, chwilerwe

   • 2025 September 5 (last accessed), “Coediwr Adscita statices [Forester Adscita statices]”, in Butterfly conservation‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 Sept 2025:

     Mae’n chwileru mewn sidangod a wëir ganddo yn isel uwchben y ddaear, ynghudd ymhlith y llystyfiant.

     It pupates in a cocoon that it weaves low above the ground, hidden among the vegetation.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “cocoon”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN