chrys·a·lis (kr s  -ls)n. pl. chrys·a·lis·es or chry·sal·i·des (kr -s l-d z ) 1. A pupa, especially of a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a firm case or cocoon. 2. A protected stage of development. [Latin chr  sallis, from Greek khr sallis, khrsallid-, gold-colored pupa of a butterfly, from khrsos, gold; see chryso-.] |
chrysalis [kriss-a-liss]
Noun
an insect in the stage between larva and adult, when it is in a cocoon [Greek khrusos gold]
| chrysalis (krs-ls) 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 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 |
Translations
n chrysalis [ˈkrisəlis]
the form taken by some insects (eg butterflies) at an early stage in their development. papie خادِرَه: دودَة قَبْلَ أن تُصْبِحَ فَراشَه какавида kukla puppe die Puppe χρυσαλίδα crisálida nukk شفیره؛ پیله kotelo chrysalide גוֹלֶם कोषावस्था čahura báb (rovaré) kepompong púpa crisalide さなぎ (특히 나비의) 번데기 lėliukė kūniņa kepompong pop (sommerfugl)puppe poczwarka crisálida crisalidă куколка kukla buba larva puppa ดักแด้ krizalit (蝶)蛹, 茧 лялечка پیلہ ، کیڑے کی زندگی کا دوسرا حصہ con nhộng (蝶)蛹, 茧
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