Chrysalis

['krɪs(ə)lɪs] or ['krɪsəlɪs]

Definition

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

Checked by Elisha--From WordNet

Definition

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

Typed by Anatole

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Pupa, aurelia, nympha.

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