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cured
'cured' - used as an adjective
1. freed from illness or injury
the patient appears cured
2. (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
3. (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
4. (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
5. (used especially of meat) cured in brine
6. (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
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There is a certain type of Hawk Moth caterpillar from Brazil that inflates its thorax, which makes its head look like a head of a snake when it feels it is in danger or alarmed.