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chrys·a·lis C0341900 (krĭs′ə-lĭs)n. pl. chrys·a·lis·es or chry·sal·i·des (krĭ-săl′ĭ-dēz′) 1. a. A pupa, especially of a butterfly.b. The hardened case of a pupa.2. A protected stage of development. [Latin chrȳsallis, from Greek khrūsallis, khrūsallid-, gold-colored pupa of a butterfly, from khrūsos, gold; see chryso-.]chrysalis (ˈkrɪsəlɪs) n, pl chrysalises or chrysalides (krɪˈsælɪˌdiːz) 1. (Zoology) the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly2. anything in the process of developing[C17: from Latin chrӯsallis, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos gold, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew harūz gold]chrys•a•lis (ˈkrɪs ə lɪs) n., pl. chrys•a•lis•es, chry•sal•i•des (krɪˈsæl ɪˌdiz) 1. the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly. 2. a protected stage of development. [1650–60; < Latin chrȳsalis < Greek chrȳsallís chrysalis, cockchafer, derivative of chrȳsós gold] chrys·a·lis (krĭs′ə-lĭs)1. The pupa of certain kinds of insects, especially of moths and butterflies, that is inactive and enclosed in a firm case or cocoon from which the adult eventually emerges.2. The case or cocoon of a chrysalis.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | chrysalis - pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoonpupa - an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult | Translationschrysalis (ˈkrisəlis) noun the form taken by some insects (eg butterflies) at an early stage in their development. (蝶)蛹 (蝶)蛹 chrysalis
chrysalis (krĭs`əlĭs): see pupapupa , name for the third stage in the life of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis, i.e., develops from the egg through the larva and the pupa stages to the adult. ..... Click the link for more information. .chrysalis the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly chrysalis
chrysalis (krĭs′ə-lĭs)n. pl. chrysalises or chrysalides (krĭ-săl′ĭ-dēz′) a. A pupa, especially of a butterfly.b. The hardened case of a pupa.chrysalis the pupa of insects inside which the developing larva metamorphoses into the adult insect; it is present only in those insects which undergo COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS.chrysalis
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