CHRYSALIS

chrysalis

(noun) pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chrysalis (plural chrysalises or chrysalides)

The pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.

The cocoon itself.

(figurative) A strong constraint; shackles.

Source: Wiktionary


Chrys"a*lis, n.; pl. Chrysalides. Etym: [L. chrysallis the gold- colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. Aurelia.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See Pupa, and Aurelia (a).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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