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BNC: 25337 COCA: 25625

chrysalis

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
chrysalis /ˈkrɪsələs/ noun
plural chrysalises also chrysalides /krɪˈsæləˌdiːz/
chrysalis
/ˈkrɪsələs/
noun
plural chrysalises also chrysalides /krɪˈsæləˌdiːz/
Learner's definition of CHRYSALIS
[count] biology
: a moth or butterfly at the stage of growth when it is turning into an adult and is enclosed in a hard case蝶蛹;蛾蛹
: a hard case that protects a moth or butterfly while it is turning into an adult蟲繭;蛹殼 compare 1cocoon 1
BNC: 25337 COCA: 25625

chrysalis

noun

chrys·​a·​lis ˈkri-sə-ləs How to pronounce chrysalis (audio)
plural chrysalides kri-ˈsa-lə-ˌdēz How to pronounce chrysalis (audio) or chrysalises
1
a
: a pupa of a butterfly
broadly : an insect pupa
b
: the hardened outer protective layer of a pupa
2
: a protecting covering
also : a sheltered state or stage of being or growth
… a budding writer could not emerge from his chrysalis too soon. William Du Bois

Illustration of chrysalis

Illustration of chrysalis
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BNC: 25337 COCA: 25625

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