AURELIA

Etymology

Proper noun

Aurelia

A female given name from Latin

Etymology

Noun

aurelia (plural aurelias)

(entomology, archaic) The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly.

Source: Wiktionary


Au*re"li*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. aurum gold: cf. F. aurélie. Cf. Chrysalis.] (Zoöl.) (a) The chrysalis, or pupa of an insect, esp. when reflecting a brilliant golden color, as that of some of the butterflies. (b) A genus of jellyfishes. See Discophora.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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