chrysalis (redirected from chrysalises)

chrys·a·lis  (krs-ls)

n. pl. chrys·a·lis·es or chry·sal·i·des (kr-sl-dz)

1. A pupa, especially of a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a firm case or cocoon.

2. A protected stage of development.

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[Latin chrsallis, from Greek khrsallis, khrsallid-, gold-colored pupa of a butterfly, from khrsos, gold; see chryso-.]

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chrysalis [kriss-a-liss]

Noun

an insect in the stage between larva and adult, when it is in a cocoon [Greek khrusos gold]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chrysalis - pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon pupa - an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult

Translations

chrysalis [ˈkrɪsəlɪs] n (BIO) → crisálida

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chrysalis

n chrysalis [ˈkrisəlis]

the form taken by some insects (eg butterflies) at an early stage in their development. papieخادِرَه: دودَة قَبْلَ أن تُصْبِحَ فَراشَهкакавидаkuklapuppedie Puppeχρυσαλίδαcrisálidanukkشفیره؛ پیلهkotelochrysalideגוֹלֶםकोषावस्थाčahurabáb (rovaré)kepompongpúpacrisalideさなぎ(특히 나비의) 번데기lėliukėkūniņakepompongpop(sommerfugl)puppepoczwarkacrisálidacrisalidăкуколкаkuklabubalarvapuppaดักแด้krizalit(蝶)蛹, 茧лялечкаپیلہ ، کیڑے کی زندگی کا دوسرا حصہcon nhộng(蝶)蛹, 茧