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1. (n.) chrysalis
the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly.
2. chrysalis
a protected stage of development.
Etymology: (1650–60; < L chr&ymacr;salis < Gk chr&ymacr;sallís chrysalis, cockchafer, der. of chr&ymacr;sós gold)
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| Definition of 'chrysalis' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) chrysalis
pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) chrysalis
the pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See Pupa, and Aurelia (a)
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Sense: the form taken by some insects (eg butterflies) at an early stage in their development.
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 Afrikaans: papie |
 Arabic: خادِرَه: دودَة قَبْلَ أن |
 Bulgarian: какавида |
 Brazilian: crisálida |
 Czech: kukla |
 German: die Puppe |
 Danish: puppe |
 Greek: χρυσαλίδα |
 Spanish: crisálida |
 Estonian: nukk |
 Farsi: شفیره؛ پیله |
 Finnish: koteloaste |
 French: chrysalide |
 Hebrew: גוֹלֶם |
 Hindi: कोषावस्था |
 Croatian: čahura |
 Hungarian: báb (rovaré) |
 Indonesian: kepompong |
 Icelandic: púpa |
 Italian: crisalide |
 Japanese: さなぎ |
 Korean: 번데기 |
 Lithuanian: lėliukė |
 Latvian: kūniņa |
 Malay: kepompong |
 Dutch: pop |
 Norwegian: (sommerfugl)puppe |
 Polish: poczwarka |
 Persian: شفیره؛ پیله |
 Pashto: پتنكق (كمپلۍ) چه دودى په |
 Portuguese: crisálida |
 Romanian: crisalidă |
 Russian: куколка |
 Slovak: kukla |
 Slovenian: buba |
 Serbian: larva |
 Swedish: puppa |
 Thai: ดักแด้ |
 Turkish: krizalit |
 Taiwanese: (蝶)蛹 |
 Ukrainian: лялечка |
 Urdu: پیلہ ، کیڑے کی زندگی کا د |
 Vietnamese: con nhộng |
 Chinese: （蝶）蛹 |
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