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Chrysalis

Chrysalis Meaning & Definition
Chrysalis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chrysalis?

[n] pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon

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See Also | pupa

Chrysalis In Webster's Dictionary

\Chrys"a*lis\, n.; pl. {Chrysalides}. [L. chrysallis the gold-colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. ?, fr. ? gold. Cf. {Aurelia}.] (Zo["o]l.) The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See {Pupa}, and {Aurelia} (a) .

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