chrysalis
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chrys·a·lis
(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-.]
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chrysalis
(ˈkrɪsəlɪs)n, pl chrysalises or chrysalides (krɪˈsælɪˌdiːz)
1. (Zoology) the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly
2. anything in the process of developing
[C17: from Latin chrӯsallis, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos gold, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew harūz gold]
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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]
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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.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() pupa - an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult |
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kukla
puppe
báb
púpa
lėliukė
kūniņa
krizalit
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chrysalis
(ˈkrisəlis) noun the form taken by some insects (eg butterflies) at an early stage in their development.
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