CHRYSALIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: chrysalides   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("chrysalis" is a kind of...):

pupa (an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult)

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