Cocoon cutterPronunciation/KO-kon kut-er/CategoryAnatomySingularCocoon cutterPluralCocoon cuttersDefinitionA sharp, pointed structure found at the anterior end of a pupa's cocoon, used to cut an exit hole when the moth emerges.EtymologyExampleThe cocoon cutter allows the emerging moth to escape its cocoon.Related TermsCocoonPupationEmergence