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单词 chrysalises
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
chrys•a•lis /ˈkrɪsəlɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. chrys•a•lis•es, chry•sal•i•des 
    /krɪˈsælɪˌdiz/.USA pronunciation  
  1. Insects
    • a moth or butterfly in the stage between a larva and an adult.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chrys•a•lis  (krisə lis),USA pronunciation n., pl. chrys•a•lis•es, chry•sal•i•des 
    (kri sali dēz′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Insectsthe hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly;
    an obtect pupa.
  • Greek chrȳsallís, equivalent. to chrȳs- chrys- + -allis suffix, probably with diminutive value
  • Latin chrȳsalis
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chrysalis /ˈkrɪsəlɪs/ n ( pl chrysalises, chrysalides /krɪˈsælɪˌdiːz/)
  1. the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly
  2. anything in the process of developing
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin chrӯsallis, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos gold, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew harūz gold
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