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   chrysalis

   /ˈkrɪsəlɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a quiescent insect pupa, especially of a butterfly or moth: "the transformation from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis and, finally, adult"
   • ▪ the hard outer case enclosing a chrysalis: "the splitting of the chrysalis and the slow unfolding of the wings"
   • ▪ a transitional state: "she emerged from the chrysalis of self-conscious adolescence"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin chrysal(l)is, chrysal(l)id-, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos ‘gold’ (because of the gold colour or metallic sheen of some pupae).

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   CHRYSALIS definition: 1. a moth or butterfly at the stage of development when it is covered by a hard case, before it…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CHRYSALIS is a pupa of a butterfly; broadly : an insect pupa. How to use chrysalis in a sentence.

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   A chrysalis is the form a caterpillar takes before it emerges from its cocoon as a fully formed moth or butterfly. The chrysalis has hard skin that's left behind after the caterpillar sheds its soft outer skin.

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   Chrysalis definition: the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.. See examples of CHRYSALIS used in a sentence.

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7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHRYSALIS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. the pupa of a butterfly, the form of the insect when between the larval and adult stages and in a case or cocoon. 2. the case or cocoon. 3. a stage of development when something or someone is still protected. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin.

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   Definition of chrysalis noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Chrysalis Definition. The pupa of a butterfly, the form of the insect when between the larval and adult stages and in a case or cocoon. The case or cocoon. A stage of development when something or someone is still protected. The pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.

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    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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    chrysalis meaning, definition, what is chrysalis: a moth or butterfly at the stage of deve...: Learn more.