Chrysalides

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chrysalis \Chrys"a*lis\, n.; pl. {Chrysalides}. [L. chrysallis
     the gold-colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. ?, fr. ? gold. Cf.
     {Aurelia}.] (Zool.)
     The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from
     which the perfect insect emerges. See {Pupa}, and {Aurelia}
     (a) .


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chrysalides
       See {chrysalis}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chrysalis
       n : pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
       [also: {chrysalides} (pl)]